Sandfly Bay

Wildlife spotting

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December 10th 2005
We are now on the Otago Peninsula which is just outside Dunedin. We did stop in Dunedin on the way here but it was a bit grey as it was raining. Luckily it brightened up a bit when we got here so we were able to go out and explore. This place is a wildlife spotters dream. The first place went was Taiaroa Head which is at the north of the peninsula and the home to the only mainland breeding colo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Dunedin

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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