Typical South Island scene - mountains, sheep, nothing else

New Zealand - South Island

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January 21st 2005
Rolling off the car ferry into Picton, the port at the top end of the South Island, is like driving into a slightly different world. The fjord like scenery of Malborough Sound gives a slightly mystical introduction to a land of lakes, mountains and waterfalls - where sheep are many and people are few. No wonder that this has become one of the "must sees" on the international backpacker trail... A ... 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