Marlborough Sounds

Oysters picked off the beach? Sounds good!

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February 2nd 2007
From the Abel Tasman National Park we make our way only the Northern edge of South Island. At Havelock we turn off towards the Marlborough Sounds, a beautiful regions of deep inlets and seluded bays. There we spend an idyllic couple of stays at a fantastic hostel - Hopewell - on the shores of Kenepuru Sound. Kayaking, oyster-shucking, mussel-devouring, scones and ginger beer! ... read more

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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