'Tasteful' decorations in our apartment

Wanaka to Stewart Island via Bluff

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May 8th 2007
We left Wanaka in glorious sunshine to make the journey to Bluff where we would catch the ferry to Stewart Island (AKA Rakiura). The drive was uneventful, including eating our packed lunches in a park in a place called Dipton, which appeared to be situated in the arse end of nowhere. There were very few people around and the only real company we had was the large trucks thundering through. We ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Stewart 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