Te Anau Bird Sanctuary

Te Anau

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January 6th 2011
Well, here I am in Te Anau. The town is stretches along the shores of a lake of the same name. I'm spending the next three days here, resting my knee and enjoying some relaxing activities. My first full day included a stop at the wild bird santcuary. The birds in these enclosures are typically rescues that will hopefully be returned to the wild or can never be returned because they wouldn't su ... 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