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The Coast

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December 12th 2009
Ferry Crossing Our travellers had been advised to get the early morning ferry across to Picton to take in the sights of the Marlborough Sound. The change in scenery for the South Island is immediate, looking a lot less populated with the walks amoung the Sound visible from the ferry. Unfortunately the weather is a bit poor and the ferry rather unsettlingly lists to starboard with the h ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park » Marahau

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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