Pancake Rocks II

Punakaiki & The West Coast

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January 25th 2011
Punakaiki & The West Coast English (Lisa) 25/1 We left Reefton this morning to see the Pancake rocks at Punakaiki, a town located at the West Coast of the South Island. Panakaiki is known for its Pancake Rocks and blowholes. I always wondered how on earth something like these Pancake Rocks could have been formed and now I finally know. The Pancake Rocks consist of layers of li ... 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