Reefton - for the railway buffs

Old engine. Sadly the town is not free of idiotic vandals and had to fence the engine off. So no different from many other towns in the world.

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WESTPORT TO AKAROA

May 31st 2012
Westport to Akaroa Since we were making good progress, we decided to have an easy day and not clock up too many miles.<span> We were actually quite exhausted from our travels so far and we didn't take many photos - never mind. First stop along the way was an old mining town called Reefton whose claim to fame is that it was the first town in the southern hemisphere to have streetl ... 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

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