Kenepuru Sound

Bay of Many Coves - Marlborough Sounds

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January 18th 2010
The Sounds are actually sunken river valleys, glistening blue seas, regenorated bush clad spurs stretching into the water. So we caught a water taxi out to the Batch where we stayed where we stayed with John AA and Rachel and their three children. One day we took a hike up to the Queen Charlotte track, four hours round trip. From there we could look down on the Bay of Many Coves and on the othe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queen Charlotte Sound

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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