the rear view

the heritage park

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October 21st 2007
Today I saw a kiwi, really alive and running, but in a cage. did you know that they are the only birds that have nostrils at the end of their beaks and it takes 3 months to incubate their eggs. I discovered all this at the live day at the local museum. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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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