View of Allan Scott's Cellar from Cloudy Bay Winery

Picton, Blenheim, Marlborough, Havelock

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January 17th 2010
(please forgive me, but i'm done trying to worry about using proper punctuation and capital letters on my cellphone keyboard!) i stayed another night in Picton after taking a day trip to Blenheim to try to find a car. i decided, though i didnt want to spend the $, that there was much less risk involved in renting. i think i made the right decision. so i picked up my rental the next morning, his na ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough

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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