6 March Stunning scenery, a tale of an albatross and a couple from Gloucestershire.
March 6th 2011 We drove out to the Otago Peninsula with stunning scenery across to Dunedin and across the harbour. The Royal Albatross Centre was rapidly packing up with tourists and the only way to see the birds we were informed was by a guided walk. Seeing as it was cold and windy and Tony didn’t want to spend too much time on his feet we decided to explore for ourselves and low and behold we found a free
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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 
