Our Friend's Home Near Motueka

A Peaceful Retreat, Salut South Island, Hello NI

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December 1st 2012
Geo: -41.2083, 173.97An old colleague of mine, Jack, who I hadn't seen in 13 years invited us over for 'smoko' or morning tea, so on our way to the Marlborough Sounds we located the sustainable village he has been a part of creating, climbed the steep hill to his home and enjoyed he and his wife's hospitality, conversation and their amazing home and view over hills, mountains an ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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