Fishing in Picton

Way down south

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November 8th 2011
We had a very simple outline for our assault on the south island. Start at the top, head down the west coast to the bottom and then drive back up the east coast to Christchurch where we would hand back our trusty wagon and fly on. This is largely what we did and is documented in this, our last New Zealand blog… Our brief overnight stay courtesy of NCP car parks Wellington was over all too quickl ... 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