Lake in Queenstown

Travelling around South Island

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January 3rd 2006
We went from Christchurch down to Dunedin and the Otago peninsular. Dunedin is a nice city, lots of old buildings. The Otago peninsular is rural - lots of wildlife. We saw some blue penguins in Omaru - the peguins stay in the Sea all day and then return to land when it gets dark every evening. They return in groups, get out of the water, stand around to dry and then walk to their nests. The bab ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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