Nelson Lakes

Nelson Area

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February 15th 2007
After the Abel Tasman Coastal Walk we went further North-west to visit the beautiful quiet area of Golden bay where we based ourselves in a place called Takaka. There we visited Ngarua Cave which had amazing limestone formations Id never seen before! It was really cool. They were really interesting I never expected it to be that good.- a hidden gem. Next we visited Pupu Springs which boast to have ... 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