Kiwi Parliment

Picton to Auckland (North Island)

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March 13th 2007
Right after our last entry we drove from Nelson to Picton to catch the 7pm ferry for the North Island (Wellington). After reaching Picton we were sad that we weren’t going to be staying around the region. We took the scenic route—driving along the northeast end of the south island. The area was full of beautiful inlets and steep, windy narrow roads. For a while it was hard to enjoy the sce ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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