Pancake Rocks

Way Out Wet West

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November 26th 2006
We are now on our way down the West Coast but there is no need to add a seperate entry for each place we visit as we are only stopping a night in some places. Westport At the top the west coast is this tiny little non descript town, the best thing about it was the drive there via the Nelson Lakes National Park. This park would have been even better if we could have seen the scenery properly ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

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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