Beautiful

South Island

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July 9th 2006
So we left the north island...leavin wellington which i think left a sour taste in all our mouths... we left on a ferry... which was delayed for 4 hrs because of the weather *they dont call it windy wellington for nothing* and when we started off the waves were just massive. you could actually feel the boat smashing to the water.. really scary actually. and half the boat was sea sick. i have never ... 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