Marlborough Vines

The Malborugh Wine District

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March 5th 2015
We headed from Nelson to the Marlborough wine district which is centred around the town of Blenheim. The drive from Nelson took us firstly through the town of Havelock and then over the scenic Queen Charlotte sound, a windy road that climbs up for ages with small coves and havens the whole way. Havelock is a pretty little town famous for green lipped mussels and for being the birthplace of Ernest ... 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