Kahikatea Trees

Rain, Beer, Walks and more Rain

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January 30th 2007
Our morning we Greymouth we woke up to crappy weather, which is apparently a commom thing on the west coast. We had a easy morning and drove around to some of the nearby towns that were susposed to be well known and famous. We still haven't decided why they were well know or famous! Once arriving back in Greymouth we decided to take a tour of the Monteiths Brewery. The tour of the brewery last ... 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