Apparently they may have thought we looked a bit "shifty"

Whakatane

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January 10th 2006
A quick stay in Whakatane. Why? To go "Dolphin Bothering" of course. Well this time at least there WERE dolphins. We headed out in a very fast boat to where the Ganets were diving and found several large groups of dolphins. Unfortunately they were feeling a little anti-social so when we braved the freezing water they only circled us a couple of times before swimming off. Apparently we were about t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Whakatane

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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