Cars on the deck of the ferry

New Zealand, Wellington Days 19 and 20

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November 16th 2011
Monday November 14, 2011 Today we took the ferry from the South Island to the North Island. We heard a gentleman explaining that the ferry were on is the largest ferry in the fleet. Getting on the ferry was somewhat painless. We parked our car in the a ramp leading up to the deck where cars are parked. Once filled the ramp we parked on is raised up so more cars can be parked under the raised ra ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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