Queen Charlotte

Start of the south Island.

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February 6th 2006
Hey everyone, So Again a long time passed since my last mail, And this time I will try and keep this update much shorter. On my last update I was in wellington the capital of NZ and the city where you take the ferry(boat) to the south Island from. I took the ferry on the 20 of january and arrived to picton, still with ron the guy I am lifting with. On the ferry we met 2 other israelis, amir an ... 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