Box Cave, Kahurangi NP

Westport and Karamea

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November 30th 2008
Westport and Karamea November 29, 2008 We took another look at the Pancake Rocks and were on our way north up the coastline. While we were there we got our first good look at some Hectors dolphins (smallest species of dolphins) that we have heard so much about. First stop was the small town of Westport that we feel gets a bum rap in our guidebook. We thought it was a delightful place w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kahurangi National Park

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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