More Stewart Island Photos

Tranquil Times

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May 30th 2009
2 1/2 hours on a mini bus from Queenstown to Invercargill. Then a 4 hour wait, then a half hour bus to Bluff then a one hour ferry ride to reach Stewart Island. I lucked out the water was calm ( I hear it is rough a lot of the time) so the ferry ride in the sunset was great. When we pulled into the dock it was dark, there was two buildings that had lights on and a few street lights. I asked where ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Stewart 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