Sunset Abel Tasman

New Zealand South Island

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March 24th 2011
Nelson - Abel Tasman - Kaikora - Christchurch - Lake Tekapo - Mt. Cook - Lake Wanaka - Queenstown - Milford Sounds 14th February to 27th February 2011 The ferry ride to Picton was just as a brochure we had read described, 'one of the most beautiful ferry crossings in the world'. We arrived at Picton to sunshine and immediately set off for Abel Tasman. We stopped off at Nelson ... 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