Dolphins in the Bay of Islands

Came across 2 large pods of bottle-nosed dolphins on our day cruise around the Bay of Islands. The first had young in, so no swimming allowed, but we were lucky with the second and once in the very cold water with a mask and snorkel, looked down to see 6 dolphins glide by just a few feet below me.

How to blow your travel budget in 5 short weeks

November 24th 2005
New Zealand has it all... well nearly. It's got soaring snow-capped mountains, beautiful sandy beaches, green rolling hills, dramatic glaciers, sheep, smoking volcanoes, unique architecture, more sheep, deep fijords and sticky rainforests. And did I mention it has sheep? It has enough rediculously convolluted methods to scare yourself silly by jumping from high things that you could turn yourse ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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

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