Breakfast time...

New Zealand - South Island

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November 22nd 2008
After a good night out, a bit of a hangover and Darth Vadar still going strong we headed to the ferry to make our way to the South Island. Having heard so much about it and having liked what we had seen of NZ so far we had high expectations as apparently the best was yet to come. The ferry crossing from Wellington to Picton took us three very windy hours and even though it was a little over ... 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