The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same yea...more info
a penguinthis was a yellow eyed penguin. the rarest type in the world. you couldn't go down to the beach in case you scared them away from their nesting sites.
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