The South Island; Down to Christchurch

The South Island; Down to Christchurch

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January 18th 2007
Saturday 13th January to Sunday 14th January 2007. The 8.25am ferry from Wellington to Picton set sail out of the harbour in thick foggy mist with a visibility of about fifty yards, so short that we weren't even sure if we'd left port and the journey was just over three hours, the last hour of which, once the mists had cleared was through narrow fjord like inlets with vertical forests climbing ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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