Picton

The South Island

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September 26th 2007
Got the boat from the North Island to the South Island which took about three and a half hours I think, it was a bit choppy at first and I could hear someone being sick really really loudly in the lounge I was in which wasn't very pleasant first thing in the morning! The boat docked at Picton which was a nice little place and was where I picked up the Tranzalpine Train through to Christchurch w ... read more

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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