Picton - A quaint seaside town
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Picton - Gateway to the Queen Charlotte Sound
Picton is a small community at the top of New Zealands' South Island, in the Marlborough Sounds. Picton is the South island port of the interisland ferries that connect the North and South Island.
A quiet close community is the winter months, the coming of summer heralds the arrival of holiday makers and travelers who come to enjoy the sun and charms of the Marlborough Sounds. Picton becomes a bustling vibrant village.
A quiet close community is the winter months, the coming of summer heralds the arrival of holiday makers and travelers who come to enjoy the sun and charms of the Marlborough Sounds. Picton becomes a bustling vibrant village.
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- Picton students set for big challenges
- Full speed: Mitchell Mackenzie-Mol is preparing to head to Lake Karapiro, Waikato, to train with the rest of the NZ junior rowing team. A Picton student who started rowing 16 months ago will represent New Zealand in Europe and could apply for a Harvard ...
- ready to join jubilee flotilla
- There was relief and celebration when wellwishers said happy travels yesterday to the crew chosen to represent New Zealand at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, made possible by a $100000 fundraising effort. Picton boatbuilder Ron Perano, Marlborough Boys' ...
- Rail pleasure in New Zealand
- The four-carriage train, known as the Coastal Pacific, is hauled by a diesel-powered locomotive, and departs from the Christchurch train station at 7am for Picton, which is where the track ends. This is the only train for the day in that direction, ...
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