Wellington

Travel to South Island

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January 22nd 2007
Got the ferry from Wellington to Picton. We had to check in at least an hour before departure and the trip was 3 houirs across. The ship didn't seem to travel very fast. The last hour of the jorney travels up the huge river towards Picton and there seems to be no sign of human life either side until you reach the port. We decided to drive down from Picton to Kaikora and checked into a Camp Site ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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