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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: Blowholes, Stinky Whale Breath and Sulfuric Arse Mist
Date: November 2nd 2008
On our last leg in South Island we went from Punkaiki on the West Coast across to Kaikoura on the East, before hopping across to the North Island. Punakaiki is a tiny "blink and you miss" it place on the coast, made famous by the geological mysteries that are the pancake rocks and blowholes. I'd heard it was nice, and I wasnt expecting much, but Punakaiki is a cracking little place in a gorg ... read more
Date: November 2nd 2008
On our last leg in South Island we went from Punkaiki on the West Coast across to Kaikoura on the East, before hopping across to the North Island. Punakaiki is a tiny "blink and you miss" it place on the coast, made famous by the geological mysteries that are the pancake rocks and blowholes. I'd heard it was nice, and I wasnt expecting much, but Punakaiki is a cracking little place in a gorg ... read more
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