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Harvest - Wither Hills

Having come down into the hopper, the grapes are taken up on the conveyor belt to be sorted.
South Island, New Zealand

April 11th 2011
For the last half-hour the inter-island ferry weaves its way through Marlborough Sound: a wonderfully scenic seaway dotted with loads of steep-sided, wooded islands. We picked up a car in Picton and took the coastal scenic route to Blenheim. Although it was raining (it rains a lot in S Island), there were lovely views of rocky headlands, the real Oyster Bay, white sandy beaches and blue-green seas ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

New Zealand Flag 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
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