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South Island NZ

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July 13th 2006
After a great time in the North Island with sky diving and bungy, the South Island was going to be more laid back.... we hoped! The ferry journey from Wellington to Picton was 3 hours long and took us into the South Island through the Marlborough Sounds. We had our first night in Nelson, a fishing village. We headed down the West coast passing through Abel Tasman national park, a walk to a se ... 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