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1. Travel Tip:
Queens Gardens
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Although I love to wander the wooded parkland of ANZAC Park and climb its impressive hill, I think the best and most beautiful garden in Nelson is the Queens Gardens. The flower beds are the... Tags for this Chapter: park history |
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2. Travel Tip:
Bluff Hill Domain
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What is now the city of Napier in the North Island of New Zealand didn't used to be as flat and idyllic as it is now. In fact, it used to be rather hilly. But during the massive earthquake that... Tags for this Travel Tip: history |
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3. Travel Tip:
A Sense Of History In Kawhia
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The Maori people are immensely proud of their history. And why shouldn't they be? They are without a doubt one of the most enduring and fascinating native races on the planet, unique in every... Tags for this Travel Tip: history |
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4. Travel Tip:
Foxton - The Fox Town Of New Zealand
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Foxton stands like a shining light on State Highway 1, the main road that runs the length of New Zealand. About 2 hours north of Wellington, many people drive through it without a second glance.... Tags for this Travel Tip: town fishing history |
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5. Travel Tip:
The Whanganui River
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River Queen is a haunting movie directed by Vincent Ward, set during the turmoil and bloodshed of the Maori Land Wars, a series of battles in the 1860s between Europeans and native Maoris in New... Tags for this Travel Tip: history boats river |
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6. Travel Tip:
Friendly Hot Springs
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Everybody talked to me like I was their long lost mate. "Hey, how are things?" "Where are you from?" "Did you see that thing on the TV last night?" This is not all that... Tags for this Travel Tip: history |
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7. Travel Tip:
Russell
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The church had bullet holes in it. Old musket holes from the 19th Century, when somebody obviously had too much to drink. And having too much to drink was something the locals did quite often back... Tags for this Travel Tip: history |
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8. Travel Tip:
Dargaville - Where? What? How? Huh?
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The guy at the service station peered at my credit card as if it was written in some foreign language. He turned it over, then turned it over again. Then he shook his head very very slowly. ... Tags for this Travel Tip: history |
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9. Travel Tip:
Waitangi Treaty Grounds
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Black clouds gathered above me like a warning... and a warning they were - a storm was coming in from the Pacific, and within hours there would be flooding and winds that would rip trees out of the... Tags for this Travel Tip: history |
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10. Travel Tip:
Museum of City and Sea
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One of the best things about New Zealand's capital city of Wellington, situated in the south of the North Island, is that the museums are mostly free to visit. Even the massive Te Papa - The Museum... Tags for this Travel Tip: museum history coast |
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