One last look at the south island

NORTH ISLAND!!!!

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March 25th 2005
That's it! bye bye south island, north island here I come! Yesterday morning we boarded the Interislander ferry for the 3 hours trip from Picton to Wellington. Wellington is not the most beautiful city. There are some nice buildings here but the overall design could have been better. Still there are pubs open late - as we didn't see so far in NZ, and one could have some fun. We did have som ... 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