View from Te Matu hill

Napier and Hawkes Bay wine tasting

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November 15th 2006
I left Paihia feeling that I could have easily spent longer there; but onwards, there are lots of places still to see. It is a long way from Paihia to Napier, but these are the two places that had been recommended to me so that's what I did. Upon arriving in Napier I dumped my bags and headed round to the pub with a Frenchman, Laurent, to watch Great Britain get beaten by NZ in the Rugby Lea ... 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