Nelson Cathedral bell tower

New Zealand - Week 2

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March 3rd 2013
Greymouth, Nelson, Abel Tasman National Park, Christchurch revisited I set off early from Akaroa, with the aim of getting my free hire car to Greymouth by the 2 o' clock deadline. I reached Christchurch in good time and found my way onto Route 73 to the west coast. After a fairly mundane half hour on the Canterbury plains, a wall of mountains appeared on the horizon. It felt like I ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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