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Having a Whale of a Time

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May 28th 2007
As we left Hamner Springs for a pleasant 2 & 1/2 hour journey to Kaikoura, we enjoyed more of Nz's beautiful scenery. The road wound around and clung to mountains, sprinted straight along the depths of the valley and bridged over creeks. Along the way we saw green pastures dotted with cows, sheep, deer, birds of prey, pine forests & lakes. Once on the straight road again we could see the sea, ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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 year... ... read more