The weka who came from nowhere

South to Rapahoe on one of the Ten Best Coastal Drives in the World

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September 22nd 2014
While seemingly the rest of the country is being hammered by a strong south-westerly and showers with snow on the Central Plateau, we, on the West Coast of the South Island are bathed in bright sunshine. With just a short drive today down to Rapahoe, north of Greymouth, we enjoyed another long lie in bed listening to the post election interviews on Newstalk ZB. Breakfast was again leisurely ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast » Greymouth

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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