Wild Camp

The lovely lakes - we have made it this far

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March 10th 2007
Land of the pie: NZ is truly Land of the pie, no matter how remote or how small the hamlet in any tiny shop there will be a hot cabinet full of pies, containing anything from Venison to Cheese, fruit or veg. They even have pie awards and every now and again you will come across a ‘gold award’ pie - take note, at Pelorus bridge they have an award winning cheese pie…if that floats your bo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Lakes 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