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North Island (Picton - Wellington)

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September 14th 2008
As we had to catch the ferry at 10am, we were all up relatively early. Feeling proud of our early morning organisation, we got to the ferry port 15 minutes early, only to be told that the ferry was running 40 minutes late. Not wanting to sit in a queue waiting for the ferry, we headed back into town to a bakery ("4th Best in New Zealand, 2006") for some cake and coffee. When we returned to the fer ... 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