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24 04 2010

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April 24th 2010
24 04 2010 Thankfully another lovely day to greet us it was time to leave Blenheim. The journey to Picton was short, only 35 minutes away. Picton itself was a lovely harbour side place. We parked up and went for stroll round the quay side. I was impressed with the landing craft that was used as a local taxi. Shortly after looking at that we saw a 2 foot wide Ray swimming alongside. Really surpr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington » Lower Hutt

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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