Queen Charlotte Track

New Zealand / Australia Trip

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February 18th 2012
2/12/12 Flew Air New Zealand from Auckland to Blenheim on the South Isand. It was a small 19 seat plane.<span> We were picked up by the Marlborough Sounds Shuttle and driven to Picton.<span> Stayed overnight at the Aldan Motel. 2/13/12 In the morning we checked in with our tour group, the Marlborough Sounds Adventure Company.<span> Took the ferry from Picton ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queen Charlotte Sound

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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