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Show me the way to...Omaruuuuuuuuuuu!!

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April 17th 2006
We left Kaikoura this morning for our long long drive down to Omaru! We left the campsite at 6am and everything was sooo peaceful. As we headed around the bay we spotted some seals on the rocks, Sean quickly stopped the van and we jumped out to see them. It was amazing they were so close to us and there was no one else around and the sun was just starting to rise! We finally arrived there at 2 a ... read more

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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