Anchorage Bay

Top of t'South Island

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January 27th 2007
So we have finally reached Picton - the last major town on our journey round the South Island the departure point for our ferry over to the capital city Wellington on the North Island. After leaving Franz Josef Glacier we headed up the West Coast of the SI towards Hokitika. Hokitika is one of the arty capitals of NZ, and the main place to invest in the traditional souvenir from NZ - Pounamu. Po ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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