Leaving Wellington

Maui's Canoe

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November 23rd 2005
I left Wellington and got the ferry to Picton on the South Island. I traveled on the "Interislander" ferry: Kaitaki. This particular ferry only started this year and Kiwis are very proud of it as it's the biggest yet in the country. It seems to have been bought from P&O but I couldn't work out whether it used to be the "Pride of Cherbourg" of "Pride of Inisfree". Hope it's not a "cut-and-shut" ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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