Nelson!

Picton, Nelson etc...!

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January 12th 2009
Hello!! Despite the tiredness, the ferry ride was actually really nice, we had breakfast, watched a film and fell asleep and then sat outside as the ferry got to the South Island as the scenery was beautiful! I hadn’t been on the South Island for more than 5minutes before I managed to injury myself, slicing my toe open by accidentally kicking a clipboard left on the floor…ouch! We then got on ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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