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Reefton and Paparoa National Park

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February 19th 2017
Today we started by traveling by bus to Reefton, the location of start of the New Zealand gold rush, which effectively populated New Zealand and especially the western shore. We had lunch and moved on to our trip down the coast to the Paparoa National Park which offers unbelievable ocean vistas and includes a small selection of West Coast Fur Seals. I must say I was unimpressed by the Reefton st ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Paparoa 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