Male seal

New Zealand...probably the best country in the world!!

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March 28th 2009
Dear all, On Thursday we said our goodbyes to Ken and got our flight to Auckland in New Zealand. It was sad to leave him but as we are meeting him in Fiji in four weeks he is not totally rid of us yet and there was no need for tears. We arrived in the evening and made our way to our room feeling very tired. Unfortunately we couldn’t sleep as it was strange to be in a different place after four ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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