Ferry across Cook strait

Wellington - Greymouth

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November 14th 2010
Friday 5th November We boarded the ferry at a cost of $55 each for a single way trip. The weather is glorious and leaving Wellington is pretty nice as we can see all sides of the mountains that enclose the city and some of the houses on the hills look fantastic indeed. We sail out into the Cook Strait. Sitting up on top deck for the departure we waited until Wellington was well ou ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Greymouth

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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