New Zealand - Picton - View from Wharf back towards town - 1906 - Lttleburys Photo - Photo Postcard Format #t1330 Picton - A town in the Marlborough Region - A major hub in New Zealand's transport network, connecting the South Island road and rail network with ferries across Cook Strait to Wellington and the North Island. - Population of 4,350 (June 2018) - The second-largest town in the Marlborough Region behind Blenheim. - The town is named after Sir Thomas Picton, the Welsh military associate of the Duke of Wellington, who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo. (Reference: Wikipedia)