PictonNZWaitohi · Marlborough Sounds
Te Mahia Bay in the foreground and Kenepuru Sound behind, from the track

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Sources

Every factual claim on this site is checked against a live source, listed by page — and every place page carries its own source list and check date. Where sources disagreed, we say so rather than pick one.

Photo: Pseudopanax / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

This maps every factual claim on the site to the source(s) it was checked against. Research was gathered via live web search/fetch on 2026-09-05, both independently for this site and via a shared research pass used across the three Picton sites. Where sources disagreed or a fact could not be pinned to an authoritative source, the fact was either omitted, phrased qualitatively, or linked out to the operator's own live page rather than stated as a number — see the "Deliberately omitted / hedged" section at the end.

A fuller internal gap-analysis of what could not be verified is kept alongside this project's working files for anyone maintaining the site; nothing in that analysis contradicts what's stated below, it only records what was left out and why.

Re-check of 29 September 2026

Every place record in data/places.json was re-checked against its sources on 29 September 2026 (research notes: /var/www/picton-data/research/2026-09-29/, nz-places-verify.json). Records whose facts were confirmed or corrected carry checked: 2026-09-29; a few whose sources resolved but whose details were not re-read (Ship Cove, Karaka Point, Waikawa Bay, Momorangi Bay, Ngakuta Bay, Anakiwa, Queen Charlotte Drive) keep their earlier date. Corrections applied that day: Picton Library address (2 Dublin Street, per Marlborough District Libraries), Heritage & Whaling Museum URL (non-www), Waikawa Dive Centre (no dive trips or training at present), Sounds Connection fishing charters (now confirmed on its own site), Coastal Pacific season (official dates not published; agent's dates shown as TBC). New records: dolphin-tours, lochmara-lodge, cullen-point-tracks, pelorus-bridge-scenic-reserve, picton-maritime-festival, picton-i-site. Page dates live in data/pages.json.

How this site is organised (redesign of 2026-09-06)

Every place, track and activity now lives as one record in data/places.json, with its own sources list and a checked date, and every place page prints that list at its foot. The per-page lists below cover the editorial pages; the place-by-place list is generated on the sources page itself.

Home page (/)

Walks (/walks/ and each /walks/…/ page)

Things to do, On the water, The Sounds, hubs (/things-to-do/, /on-the-water/, /marlborough-sounds/, /beaches/, /lookouts/, /free-things-to-do/, /family/, /rainy-day/, /day-trips/)

Itineraries (/itineraries/…/)

Getting here & around (/travel/…), Ferry guide (/ferry-guide/)

All checked 29 September 2026. Timetables are linked, never copied.

Eat (/eat/, ferry guide, home page)

  • Venue names, addresses, categories and status: /var/www/picton-data/venues.json (schema v2), shared with pictonrestaurants.co.nz and pictonfood.co.nz. Venues with status: closed-permanently or hidden are dropped from every list and map; unverified, seasonal and closed-temporarily carry a note.
  • Venue descriptions from venues.json are no longer reprinted here (the 29 Sep audit found them duplicated across the three sites). /eat/ lists names by street and links to pictonrestaurants.co.nz for detail.
  • Hours are shown only on the ferry-guide venue cards, and only where the venue file records them with a source.
  • London Quay / High Street geography: https://www.virtualoceania.net/newzealand/maps/picton.shtml

Stay (/stay/, /stay/…/)

Practical (/practical/)

  • Transport and parking: see Getting here & around above.
  • Toilets: only those named by the council (Shelly Beach, Bob's Bay, Snout walkway), DOC (Anakiwa, campsites) and Bluebridge (its terminal).
  • Supermarket and pharmacy locations: OpenStreetMap contributors (Four Square, High Street; Picton Healthcare Pharmacy, 6 High Street; Picton Medical Centre Pharmacy, Broadway). Hours are not recorded.
  • Library: 2 Dublin Street, https://www.marlboroughlibraries.govt.nz/
  • Petrol: NPD Picton Fuelstop named in Interislander's directions; ATMs not confirmed.

Articles (/guides/…/) and new itineraries

Trust pages (/about/, /contact/, /corrections/, /editorial-policy/, /privacy/, /terms/)

  • Privacy statements describe the code as it is: no cookies, analytics or ads; Apache logs rotated daily, 14 kept (logrotate config); the shared contact handler (/var/www/picton-data/lib/contact.php) stores form fields plus IP and user-agent in a private inbox; OpenStreetMap tiles load only when a map scrolls into view.

Weather (/weather/)

Map (/map/)

  • Every pin: OpenStreetMap contributors, geocoded through Nominatim on 2026-09-06 and labelled approximate. Tiles from tile.openstreetmap.org are the site's only third-party request, and load only when the map scrolls into view.

Photography

Every photograph on this site is an openly-licensed image from Wikimedia Commons — public domain, CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA — chosen so that attribution is the only condition; nothing here is NonCommercial- or NoDerivatives-only. Each photo is credited on-page beside its caption (photographer + licence), and the full list, with a link to each image's Commons page for anyone verifying licence terms, is generated directly from assets/img/manifest.json and printed at the end of this page.

Two general notes on how photos are captioned:

  • Where the exact location or subject shown could not be confirmed from the source description, the caption is deliberately generic rather than naming a specific place.
  • Every caption was checked against the image itself, not just against the Commons description; several descriptions turned out not to match what the frame actually shows, and those captions were rewritten to describe the photograph rather than the description.

Added 29 September 2026 from the shared Commons sourcing pass (/var/www/picton-data/photos-staging/PROVENANCE.json; captions written from its "shows" field, not the Commons description): picton-railway-station (Ulrich Lange, CC BY-SA 4.0), snout-headland (Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0), foreshore-to-terminal (Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0), waikawa-winter (Sid Mosdell, CC BY 2.0). Heavy masters were re-encoded (originals kept in assets/img/originals/); every photo has 400/800/1200 JPEG+WebP variants and a 1200x630 -og.jpg social card.

Typefaces

Both typefaces are self-hosted from this server (no third-party font request is made when you load a page), as latin and latin-ext subsets — the latin-ext subset is required for the macrons in Waitohi, Tōtaranui, Māori, Kaikōura and tīeke.

Deliberately omitted or hedged (do not "fix" these without new sourcing)

Sources by place

Each place and activity page lists its own sources and the date they were checked; they are collected here as well.

Photograph credits

All 182 photographs used on this site, in manifest order, with the photographer, licence and a link to the original on Wikimedia Commons. This list is generated from the same file the site loads its images from, so it cannot drift out of date.

Photographs, credits and licences
PhotographCreditLicenceOriginal
Picton Harbour, at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui. Pseudopanax Public domain Commons
The Interislander ferry Aratere, underway in the Marlborough Sounds. Alexander Klink CC BY 3.0 Commons
The Picton ferry terminal, on the foreshore a short walk from town. Andy king50 CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Meretoto / Ship Cove, the northern trailhead of the Queen Charlotte Track. Avenue CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
The Queen Charlotte Track threading through coastal bush above Queen Charlotte Sound. Millie9001 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A Picton water taxi — the everyday way to reach bays and lodges around the Sounds. Diego Tirira CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The Edwin Fox Maritime Museum, on Picton's waterfront — home to the dry-docked Edwin Fox. Genet CC BY-SA 3.0 de Commons
Looking down over Picton and the marina from the hills above town. Mattinbgn CC BY 3.0 Commons
One of the small bays reached by Picton's network of bush walking tracks. Diego Tirira CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The Picton foreshore, with the marina and London Quay behind. Andy king50 CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
High Street, one block up from the waterfront, at the centre of town. Markus Koljonen CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
The Marlborough Sounds: a network of drowned river valleys reaching inland from Cook Strait. Schwede66 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Dusk over Portage Bay, one of many secluded bays around the Marlborough Sounds. BarabaszO CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Marlborough's dry, sunny climate on display along Queen Charlotte Sound. lumoplank CC0 Commons
London Quay, Picton's waterfront eating strip, close to the ferry terminal. Mattinbgn CC BY 3.0 Commons
Picton Harbour, at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Picton, seen from the deck of an arriving ferry. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The Picton foreshore, looking out past the palms to a ferry in the sound. W. Bulach CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Bluebridge and Interislander ferries in port together at Picton. AnnWoolliams CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A yacht on the water in Picton Harbour. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Coffee and food carts on the foreshore lawn, a few steps from the water. W. Bulach CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The Picton foreshore, looking out from the war memorial archway. Lcmortensen CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The foreshore reserve, the strip of grass and palms between town and water. AnnWoolliams CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A winter morning on the water at Picton — Waitohi. Sid Mosdell CC BY 2.0 Commons
The Picton Library and Service Centre, on the edge of the town centre. Mike Dickison CC BY 4.0 Commons
Waikawa Bay and the long ridge of The Snout / Te Ihu Moeone. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Waikawa Marina, a few minutes north of the town centre. W. Bulach CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Waikawa Bay, photographed from the Snout track above it. Sid Mosdell CC BY 2.0 Commons
Queen Charlotte Sound / Totaranui, looking out down the sound. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Bays and headlands folding into one another along the sound. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The Grove Arm of Queen Charlotte Sound, at Okiwa Bay. Oren Rozen CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Ngakuta Bay — one of the sheltered bays on the road out toward Anakiwa. DXR CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The entrance to Tory Channel, where ferries turn in out of Cook Strait. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The Marlborough Sounds from the deck of a Cook Strait ferry. AnnWoolliams CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
East Bay, in outer Queen Charlotte Sound, from a passing ferry. Simeon W CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Long Island, a wildlife refuge and marine reserve in Queen Charlotte Sound. Herewhy CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Te Mahia Bay, with Kenepuru Sound beyond — seen from the Queen Charlotte Track. Pseudopanax Public domain Commons
The view from the first climb on the Queen Charlotte Track. Weldon Kennedy CC BY 2.0 Commons
Last light at Meretoto / Ship Cove. A J Butler CC BY 3.0 Commons
A ship's-wheel medallion set into the Picton foreshore paving, marking Cook's time at Ship Cove. Matt Boulton CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The view from the top of Motuara Island, in the outer sound. Tom Ackroyd CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The steps up to the lookout tower on Motuara Island's 128 m summit. Herewhy CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A weka on the Queen Charlotte Track — bold, flightless and very used to walkers. Pseudopanax Public domain Commons
A bellbird / korimako on Motuara Island. Tom Ackroyd CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A South Island robin / toutouwai on Motuara Island. Tom Ackroyd CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A South Island saddleback / tīeke on Motuara Island. Bernard Smith CC BY-SA 2.5 Commons
A New Zealand king shag in Queen Charlotte Sound — a bird found only in the Marlborough Sounds. Anup Shah CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
A red-billed gull on the Picton foreshore. Sid Mosdell CC BY 2.0 Commons
A paradise shelduck in Picton. Sid Mosdell CC BY 2.0 Commons
A reef heron at Waikawa Bay. Sid Mosdell CC BY 2.0 Commons
A New Zealand fur seal / kekeno — common along Sounds shorelines. Bernard Spragg. NZ CC0 Commons
A tūī — a nectar feeder you are more likely to hear than see. Bernard Spragg. NZ CC0 Commons
A pīwakawaka / fantail, the small bird that follows walkers along bush tracks. Bernard Spragg. NZ CC0 Commons
Tree-fern canopy — the texture of New Zealand coastal bush. Pseudopanax Public domain Commons
The silver fern / ponga, showing the pale underside of its frond. Avenue Public domain Commons
Mānuka in flower, with a native bee. Avenue CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
A Cook Strait ferry inbound through Queen Charlotte Sound. Oren Rozen CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Cook Strait ferries alongside at the Picton wharves. jokertrekker CC BY 3.0 Commons
A ferry's wake as it enters Tory Channel from Cook Strait. Pseudopanax Public domain Commons
Inside the Coastal Pacific, which runs between Picton and Christchurch. Daderot CC0 Commons
The northbound Coastal Pacific crossing Dublin Street, about to terminate in Picton. Matthew25187 CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Cruise ships and ferries sharing Picton harbour. Old shearer CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The Edwin Fox Maritime Museum, on the Picton waterfront. Szilas Public domain Commons
Inside the hull of the Edwin Fox, launched 1853. Nickm57 CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
The bow of the Edwin Fox, timbers and copper plating. Nickm57 CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Whaling implements in the Picton Heritage & Whaling Museum. Daderot CC0 Commons
A piece of one of Cook's gun carriages, from the January 1770 landing at Ship Cove. Daderot Public domain Commons
Wairau Valley vineyards — Marlborough wine country, an easy day trip from Picton. Jonathan Harker CC BY 4.0 Commons
Marlborough's vines from the air, near Blenheim. Insertcleverphrasehere CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The view from Karaka Point Historic Reserve, beyond the Snout. grumpylumixuser CC BY 3.0 Commons
Whatamango Bay, 10 km east of Picton on Port Underwood Road. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The Grove Arm of Queen Charlotte Sound, from Queen Charlotte Drive. Daniel Vorndran (DXR) CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Picton and its harbour, seen from Queen Charlotte Drive as it climbs out of town. Pavel Špindler CC BY 3.0 Commons
Whenuanui / Becks Bay, one of the bays below Queen Charlotte Drive. grumpylumixuser CC BY 3.0 Commons
Picton from the water: the town, the marina and the foreshore. Pseudopanax Public domain Commons
Picton from the stern of a departing ferry. DXR CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Picton harbour. ParadiseDweller CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Havelock, at the head of Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere, at the far end of the Link Pathway. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Market Street, Blenheim, about half an hour south of Picton. Maksym Kozlenko CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Stainless-steel tanks at a Blenheim winery. Ray CC BY 2.0 Commons
The Kaikoura coast, on the road and rail line south to Christchurch. Scoro CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
A whale's tail off Kaikoura. Whale Watch Kaikoura / Destination Kaikōura CC BY 4.0 Commons
Anakiwa, the southern end of the Queen Charlotte Track. Samuel J Arnold CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
The DOC campsite at Momorangi Bay, on Queen Charlotte Drive. Mattinbgn CC BY 3.0 Commons
The playground at Momorangi Reserve. David Palmer CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Boathouses at Okiwa Bay, in the Grove Arm. grumpylumixuser CC BY 3.0 Commons
Looking down over Lochmara Lodge, one of the lodges in the Sounds reached by water. Pseudopanax Public domain Commons
Sunset over Kenepuru Sound, from the deck of a boat. WavyGeek CC BY 3.0 Commons
The Picton war memorial archway on the foreshore. Mattinbgn CC BY 3.0 Commons
Picton railway station building on Auckland Street, February 2017. Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The Snout headland, the far end of the Snout Track, seen from the water in November 2017. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The foreshore reserve looking towards the ferry terminal, December 2011. Andy king50 CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
A winter morning at Waikawa Bay, July 2012. Sid Mosdell from New Zealand CC BY 2.0 Commons
Elevated view across Anakiwa settlement, shoreline, jetties and the head of Queen Charlotte Sound/Tōtaranui. Samuel J Arnold CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Visitors and a passenger boat at Anakiwa jetty, a transport point at the southern end of the Queen Charlotte Track. Sid Mosdell (SidPix) / www.flickr.com CC BY 2.0 Commons
Anakiwa's long white waterfront jetty and sheltered bay in low morning mist. Kiwi-Wings / www.flickr.com CC BY 2.0 Commons
Vineyard rows in the Wairau Valley, looking south from Rapaura Road toward the Southern Valleys and Wither Hills. Jonathan Harker CC BY 4.0 Commons
Grape vines near Blenheim with dry Marlborough hills and a blue sky behind them. AnnWoolliams CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Elevated view of vineyard blocks and roads just outside Blenheim Airport, with cloud-covered hills beyond. Insertcleverphrasehere CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Northbound Coastal Pacific train approaching its Picton terminus at the Dublin Street level crossing. Matthew25187 CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Coastal Pacific passenger train rounding the Kaikōura coastline beside the sea and mountain ranges. Alex Burgess CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Interior of a Coastal Pacific scenic carriage with panoramic windows, skylights, seating and passengers. Daderot CC0 1.0 Commons
Cruise ship Noordam berthed at Waimahara Wharf amid the Shakespeare Bay log yard. Lcmortensen CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Norwegian Jewel berthed at Waimahara Wharf, with the Shakespeare Bay log yard in front. Lcmortensen CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Ovation of the Seas anchored near Mabel Island off Picton, with passenger tenders alongside. Lcmortensen CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
DOC sign naming Cullen Point Scenic Reserve / Mahaki Paoa Lookout and Track at the car park. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Signed junction for the Coastal Loop Track and lookout amid native vegetation in Cullen Point Scenic Reserve. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Pelorus Sound and bush-clad hills viewed from Cullen Point Scenic Reserve. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A dolphin swimming just below the turquoise surface in Queen Charlotte Sound. Quentin Davies CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Three dolphins breaching in Nydia Bay, Pelorus Sound, with bush-covered shoreline behind. Tomas Sobek / www.flickr.com CC BY 2.0 Commons
A pod of dolphins surfacing in Nydia Bay, Pelorus Sound, against the Marlborough Sounds hills. Tomas Sobek / www.flickr.com CC BY 2.0 Commons
Signed main entrance and waterfront museum building under a partly cloudy sky. Paora CC0 1.0 Commons
Edwin Fox hull visible inside its open-sided dry-dock shelter beside the waterfront. Paora CC0 1.0 Commons
Wide view of the museum entrance, exhibition building and adjoining dry-dock shelter. Paora CC0 1.0 Commons
Picton's Coathanger pedestrian bridge crossing the marina inlet, a central part of the walk to Shelly Beach. DB Thats-Me CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Picton foreshore beach and waterfront promenade at the town end of the walk, with the marina beyond. Andy king50 CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Picton foreshore lawn facing the harbour and marina, the departure area for the short walk to Shelly Beach. AnnWoolliams CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Havelock Marina with boats, pontoons and the surrounding hills at the head of Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere. Michal Klajban CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
View down Havelock's main street toward the marina, with the Havelock gateway sign and Pelorus Sound beyond. Michal Klajban CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Elevated view from Cullen Point across the tidal flats to Havelock township and marina. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Kaikōura township and coast beneath the snow-dusted Seaward Kaikōura Range, viewed from the peninsula. Clilly4 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A sperm whale raises its tail off Kaikōura, with the mountainous coast behind it. Jackiep688 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A Coastal Pacific locomotive and passenger train stopped at Kaikōura railway station. Vincent60030 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Kaipūpū's bush-covered peninsula across Picton Harbour, with ferry berths at left and Queen Charlotte Sound beyond. AnnWoolliams CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The wooded western side of Kaipūpū Sanctuary across Shakespeare Bay, with moored yachts and port logs in front. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Kaipūpū's forested southern slope behind the Interislander ferry Aratere at Picton's terminal. Mattinbgn CC BY 3.0 Commons
Karaka Point lookout with its carved pou, native vegetation and a wide view across Queen Charlotte Sound. grumpylumixuser CC BY 3.0 Commons
Lochmara Lodge buildings, waterfront, jetty and boat-transfer landing viewed across Lochmara Bay. Phillip Capper CC BY 2.0 Commons
Waterfront lodge buildings, Lochmara Café sign, beach and jetty seen from the water. Phillip Capper CC BY 2.0 Commons
Three pou whenua on the Lochmara Lodge grounds, overlooking Lochmara Bay. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia Public domain (PD-self) Commons
Geotagged harbour view toward Picton showing the wooded cliff-edge route corridor and Shelly Beach end. Pavel Špindler CC BY 3.0 Commons
The beach and water at Meretoto / Ship Cove, with a passenger boat crossing the cove. Avenue CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
The Cook memorial at Meretoto / Ship Cove, including its anchor and historic cannon. Avenue CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Close view of the carved face of Kupe on the pouwhenua at Meretoto / Ship Cove. Sid Mosdell (SidPix) / www.flickr.com CC BY 2.0 Commons
Momorangi Bay Camp entrance, grassy sites, beachfront, boats and the forested bay beyond. Mattinbgn CC BY 3.0 Commons
The Momorangi Bay Camp and Store building against the forested hillside. Mattinbgn CC BY 3.0 Commons
Motuara Island and adjacent Hippah Island viewed from the water to the south. Tom Ackroyd CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Wooden summit lookout steps above Motuara's native bush, with Queen Charlotte Sound beyond. Tom Ackroyd CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Ngakuta Bay's curved beach, calm water, moored yachts and bush-clad shoreline. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Calm water and yachts viewed from the gravel foreshore at Ngakuta Bay Recreation Reserve. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Ngakuta Bay Recreation Reserve sign, picnic lawn and the sheltered bay beyond. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The SH6 Pelorus Bridge spanning the forest-lined Pelorus River gorge within the scenic reserve. Michal Klajban CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A clear green swimming hole in the rocky Pelorus River gorge, surrounded by native forest at Pelorus Bridge. Jeff Hitchcock CC BY 3.0 Commons
The rocky Pelorus River gorge and dense forest viewed downstream at Pelorus Bridge. Mattinbgn CC BY 3.0 Commons
Picton Foreshore's palm-lined lawn beside the harbour, with benches, marina boats and a ferry in view. AnnWoolliams CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The foreshore promenade, beach, lawn and palms curving toward Picton Marina. Andy king50 CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Picton's war memorial arch on London Quay, framed by palms with the harbour visible through it. Mattinbgn CC BY 3.0 Commons
A harpoon cannon, projectile, rope and other whaling equipment displayed inside the museum. Daderot CC0 1.0 Commons
A lifebuoy, fire extinguisher and metal fitting recovered from the wreck of the Mikhail Lermontov. Daderot CC0 1.0 Commons
Four whale eardrums from finback, humpback, sperm and right whales in a museum display case. Daderot CC0 1.0 Commons
Wide street-level view of Picton Library and Service Centre, including its timber facade, glazing, entrance and name sign. Mike Dickison CC BY 4.0 Commons
Closer street-level view of Picton Library's angular timber cladding and tall glazed windows. Mike Dickison CC BY 4.0 Commons
Two small craft taking part in an on-water activity at the 2008 Picton Maritime Festival. Sid Mosdell / www.flickr.com CC BY 2.0 Commons
Picton harbour and foreshore during the 2010 festival, with crowds and event tents visible along the waterfront. DXR CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
View back over Picton harbour, marina and town from Queen Charlotte Drive. Pavel Špindler CC BY 3.0 Commons
Panoramic lookout view across Grove Arm from Queen Charlotte Drive near Whenuanui Bay. Daniel Vorndran / DXR CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Whenuanui (Becks) Bay and Grove Arm, viewed from the Queen Charlotte Drive hillside. grumpylumixuser CC BY 3.0 Commons
View from the track's first hill across a sheltered Queen Charlotte Sound inlet and forested ridges. Weldon Kennedy CC BY 2.0 Commons
A walker on a narrow Queen Charlotte Track section through dense native bush and tree ferns. Steve Bittinger / www.flickr.com CC BY 2.0 Commons
Elevated Queen Charlotte Track view over forested Marlborough Sounds ridges and inlets. Steve Bittinger / www.flickr.com CC BY 2.0 Commons
Aerial view from beneath an aircraft wing across the islands and waterways of the Marlborough Sounds. Schwede66 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Picton Adventure Airport terminal at Koromiko, with the airfield and a light aircraft visible behind it. CHCBOY CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
A Sounds Air Cessna 208 Caravan landing at Picton-Koromiko airfield, with wooded hills behind. Phillip Capper CC BY 2.0 Commons
View from the side of the boat Delphinus while cruising on calm Queen Charlotte Sound. Jason Pratt / www.flickr.com CC BY 2.0 Commons
A Hector's dolphin swimming just below the surface in Queen Charlotte Sound. Quentin Davies CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Two paddlers in a yellow tandem sea kayak beside native bush in the Marlborough Sounds. PhiloVivero CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
The Snout's shoreline lookout clearing, picnic table and two walkers, seen across the water from the south. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Wide view of the bush-covered Snout headland and surrounding Marlborough Sounds from the water. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
View from The Snout lookout along Queen Charlotte Sound, with an Interislander ferry in the channel. Quentin Davies CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Close view of The Snout's rocky tip, lookout lawn, marker and visitors within Victoria Domain. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Wide view of the bush-covered Snout peninsula and shoreline within Victoria Domain. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Waikawa Bay with the forested Snout and Victoria Domain peninsula in the foreground. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Aerial view across Waikawa Bay, its foreshore, moored yachts, settlement and Waikawa Marina. Thomas Berwing CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Waikawa Bay at dusk from the foreshore, with anchored boats and Waikawa Marina across the water. Ann Woolliams CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Waikawa settlement and shoreline with a jetty and yachts moored in the bay. Sid Mosdell CC BY 2.0 Commons
A Picton Water Taxis launch underway on Queen Charlotte Sound, with the operator name visible on the cabin. Diego Tirira CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Wide view across Whatamango Bay toward its forested hills and shoreline homes under a blue sky. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Closer view across Whatamango Bay to the wooded slopes, shoreline and prominent hill behind the bay. Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Low-tide shore and saltmarsh at the head of Whatamango Bay, with anchored boats and bush-covered hills. Peter0027 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Rows of grapevines in Wairau Valley with the Marlborough hills beyond. Jonathan Harker CC BY 4.0 Commons
The landscaped entrance and main doors of Cloudy Bay's Marlborough cellar door. edwin.11 CC BY 2.0 Commons
Wine barrels and vineyard photographs inside Cloudy Bay's Marlborough cellar door. edwin.11 CC BY 2.0 Commons