Picton ( English Picton , Maori Waitohi ) - a city in New Zealand, located in the north of the South Island at the beginning of the Bay of Queen Charlotte .
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Picton
Picton is one of the main transport centers of the country, connecting the road network of the South Island with Wellington via a ferry crossing the Cook Strait .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Transport
- 3 famous people
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
The city is named after Sir Thomas Picton , who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo .
Transport
The Main North Line and State Highway 1 connect Picton to Blenheim and Christchurch .
Famous People
- Kip Colvey is a professional footballer who played for the Colorado Rapids and the New Zealand National Football Team.
- Joseph Sullivan is Olympic rowing champion at the 2012 London Olympics
Notes
- ↑ (unspecified title) - Statistics New Zealand .