Abel Tasman beaches

The ‘North of the South’: Nelson & Marlborough Region

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November 24th 2006
Nelson & Abel Tasman Nelson is supposed to be the sunniest place in NZ, so we had high hopes for an improvement in the weather. It’s a nice place and maybe the most lively of the towns we’d seen so far. We had a relaxing day and even managed to get to the cinema on a $20 Film-Drink-and-Pizza Tuesday night deal. Bargain. Unfortunately, ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ made me even more impatie ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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