Lady Knox Geyser

Heading North-West to the South Island

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June 6th 2007
Auckland-WellingtonMichael Sneddon HEADING NORTH-WEST TO THE SOUTH ISLAND I'm on the ferry just now, on the way to the south island. Since the north island actually dips below the south island, you are actually travelling north-west from Wellington to Picton! Didnt end up spending as long on the north island as I thought, just m ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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