Cape Kidnappers

Napier & Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony

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February 12th 2009
14th January 2009 Cape Kidnappers Rob has had a bad back for the last week and had to see an osteopath, but I had really wanted to see the gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers, so we agreed I should go alone, while Rob rested at the house. We checked the tides and then Rob drove me down to Cooks Beach where the walk starts from. I set off at 12 noon and walked along the ... 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