Whale

Whales, whales and a bari pie!

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June 20th 2011
After driving along the Southern Coast and staking out in the rain for rare penguins, we got up super early the next morning and drove up to the whale watching famous town of Kaikoura. We were told that its more common that the boat trip is cancelled because of the sea conditions. We were so lucky we had gorgeous sunny weather whilst we were there, and our whale watching trip went ahead. As i ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South 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