Woodpecker Bay at Tiromoana

Rural New Zealand?

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November 8th 2016
Three reasons you know when you are in rural new zealand..... Number one... picture this. Sitting, drinking tea in a quiet little cafe when in walk two ladies, in full bee keeping attire and no one bats an eyelid as they order their coffee to go. Number two.... in a shop looking around, door opens and broad kiwi accent shouts to the woman behind the counter "I'm off for one last look to find ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Punakaiki

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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