View of Picton from our rental Condo

The Great South Island Adventure: Part I

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December 5th 2010
Hi Everyone! This is Nicole speaking....I have decided to write a piece of the Layden Family blog to give Mom and Dad a break for once. We all know they are both working extremely hard. Last Monday morning the five of us took the Interislander ferry to the top of the South Island to the small town of Picton (Population 4,700). To our surprise Picton is a great little town with wicked (awesome) ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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