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Seals Snoozing in Kaikoura, Marlboro Marvels

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August 18th 2008
After my first week of work in Timaru, I had a 5 day break, so Randy and I headed north towards Kaikoura, about 2 hours north of Christchurch on the eastern shore of the South Island. En route, we stopped at the Cookie Time factory, on the recommendation of the ER nurses. Good decision!!Very good chocolate chip cookies found there. We arrived in Kaikoura and our first short walk took us to see an ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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