Abel Tasman national park

Tramping up mountains

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April 19th 2015
Well we have been in Nelson for a few days exploring the top of the South Island. On our list was a trip into the Abel Tasman National Park. It is only accessible by boat or plane and is the smallest of NZ national parks. There are 40 residential properties there but no facilities so they have to really fend for themselves in every way. I can't imagine living without what we take for granted as th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whanganui National Park

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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