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Picton is located near the head of Queen Charlotte Sound near the north-east corner of the South Island of New Zealand . The population (2001) is 3,063. It is named after Sir Thomas Picton , the military associate of the Duke Of Wellington , who was killed at the Battle Of Waterloo . Inter-island ferries arrive and depart here on their way to and from Wellington by way of the Marlborough Sounds . Most of the sheltered part of the route is through Tory Channel south of Arapawa Island . The railway Main North Line and State Highway 1 link Picton southwards to Blenheim , Christchurch and beyond, while scenic Queen Charlotte Drive (shorter in distance but usually slower than State Highway 1/State Highway 6 via Blenheim) winds westward to Havelock . Nearby settlements are at Anakiwa, Waikawa , and Shakespeare Bay. NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN HERE
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