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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]
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] Blog: That's the way it glows...
Date: April 7th 2005
We drove from Dunedin through the green rolling-hills region of the Catlins stopping en route at the wonderful Nugget Point. Here we saw more seals, another yellow-eyed penguin (strangely in the daytime) and our first NZ Hooker's sealions.\ We stayed overnight at the "Falls Backpackers" about 1km walk up the road from Purakaunui Falls which we visited twice - first ... read more
Date: April 7th 2005
We drove from Dunedin through the green rolling-hills region of the Catlins stopping en route at the wonderful Nugget Point. Here we saw more seals, another yellow-eyed penguin (strangely in the daytime) and our first NZ Hooker's sealions.\ We stayed overnight at the "Falls Backpackers" about 1km walk up the road from Purakaunui Falls which we visited twice - first ... read more
