A Canadian in New Zealand-Days 25 - Golden Bay, Wharariki Beach, and Takaka Hill
April 25th 2016 Spent my day in the Golden Bay area – the most north-westerly part of the South Island. Although only a 98 km drive from Motueka, the drive can take more than 2 hours due to the infamous Takaka Hill. I should have known something was up when I read the sign saying that Takaka Hill is open. Open? Actually it is a 27 km highway from hell. Narrow roads, no shoulders, blind ‘s’ turns, weaving an
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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 
