Nelson

Nelson Markets

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May 29th 2012
Saturday 5th May We were up early on Saturday morning to drive in from the Tahuna Beach Holiday Park to the centre of Nelson to go to the much celebrated morning markets. Didn't need an alarm, the aircraft taking off over our van woke us up! This is why we made our "mad dash" up from Kokitika yesterday and in doing so we missed out on seeing some places that we originally had hope ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more