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Day 167 New Zealand, Abel Tasman National Park.

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May 3rd 2015
Hi All, We woke early to head up to Abel Tasman national park, it was a long drive as you had to drive around the whole park to access the north point. First we drove to Coquille bay on the south of the national park; it looked over Adele Island and fisherman’s island. Pictures were good. Then we drove the winding up and down mountainous roads of the west of the national pa ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman 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