Everyone Outside Bach Waiting To Leave

Goodbye Motuora Island

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April 23rd 2006
Our time on the island had come to an end & it was sad to be leaving. The kayakers who had paddled across to the island yesterday left mid morning on a choppy sea & we packed all our stuff & made sure the bach was clean for its next guests. We had our final walks along the beach collecting scallop shells & laughing at oyster catchers falling head first into the sand as they were too lazy to use b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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