the beach at Mahana homestead

trip to paradise and, unfortunately, back

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February 15th 2007
The remoteness and absolute tranquility of Endeavour Inlet, where I spent Wednesday night, seems like another age and world today. Right now I'm in rainy Paraparaumu waiting to get the bus to Napier - the morning one I wanted to take was full, so I have to wait till midday now. But I'll cast my mind back to Mahana Homestead.... Over an hours trip on the water taxi from Picton I was dropped off ... read more

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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