The view from the Queen Charlotte Road

North to South....

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July 27th 2006
The top of the south….. Right, last time I spoke to you England had just lost on penalties again…..the morning after that we boarded a ferry to take us to the south island. Really looking forward to the south and especially places like the glaciers and Queenstown. We spent the night at Picton (where the ferry brings you in) and got up early the next day and set off for Nelson. Nelson and t ... 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