Te Mata Peak @ Napier

Napier, Wellington & Waitomo

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November 27th 2012
The next day we moved on and made our way to Napier. As soon as we arrived there Mark took us up to an amazing spot where he'd been before. We literally drove up a mountain and ended up at Te Mata Peak, a fantastic lookout point where you get annihilated by the wind. The views from here were astonishing though allowing you to see for miles. That night Mark and Inga decided to sleep in the camp ... 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