Wind Wand

New Plymouth's main attraction...

December 30th 2006
Thu 28th Dec The Tongariro crossing trip was cancelled today cos of the weather so decided to squeeze in a quick trip to the west coast of NI. Drove to New Plymouth which took about 5 hours taking in the ridiculous SH43 Lost World Highway. You never know where some of these roads are going! Had a wander round New Plymouth, then took a walk around Pukekura Park at night where they're qui ... 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

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Sarju Mistry

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New Zealand 2006/7 Hello and welcome to my first blog! Well, after a few suggestions and a bit of persuasion, I figured that I might as well do a blog after all! This is where I'll record my travels across New Zealand (with a bit of Singapore thrown in) over the next 7 weeks. Hopefully you'll find it informative, interesting and with the help of a few photos, get an idea of what NZ is like! Please feel free to add any comments or send me an email - it would be great to hear from you. So it all started with an extra long holiday year from work - it had been a while since I'd don... full info

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