Molesworth Turnoff

Picton to Hanmer Springs

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March 15th 2007
PICTON TO HANMER SPRINGS VIA MOLESWORTH STATION Sheryll and I for ages have wanted to drive the Molesworth Station Road which is about 198 Km s long and runs between Blenheim in Marlborough and Hanmer Springs, the road is shingle all the way and is the access road for New Zealand's largest cattle station, "Molesworth Station". Molesworth covers approx 180,000 hectares and is home to New Zealan ... read more

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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