South Island, NZ Photo 2

South Island, NZ

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December 4th 2010
We left Wellington on the early morning ferry which took about 3.5hrs over to Picton on the South Island. Shortly after arriving we were picked up by our next bus with an interesting driver that played rock music really loud all day, which wasn't annoying at all!! Our first stop on the South Island was at Abel Tasman National Park where we stayed in a big tent at a really nice camp site which we ... 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