Queen Charlotte Sound

Mainly Marlborough

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February 22nd 2007
Hello again everyone and sorry that we've been so bad at keeping up with our blog. We had a bit of a shock recently to discover that it was nearly the end of April and we only have one week in New Zealand left - our time in the South Island has gone so quickly! We have therefore spent quite a while on the computer writing and uploading photos and will be bombarding you over the next few days with ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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