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Ferry me across the waters

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July 8th 2007
We had a great two days taking the ferry from Picton to Wellington, spending a night and then returning the next day. Leaving Nelson at 6-30am was not that great considering it was dark, cold and raining and i had to drive up and over a mountain range but... Arrived safe and sound in Picton which is the little town just north of Blenheim from which the Interislander Ferries cross between the ... 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