Tauranga Bay

New Zealand / Australia Trip

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February 20th 2012
2/19/2012 Got an early start on today’s travels.<span> On the west coast, we headed south for Tauranga Bay to take in the Seal Colony .. maori name kekeno ….<span> Male seals 200 kgs, mature after 8 years, whereas females half this weight and mature in half the time.<span> Seals are known to travel long distances to their rookeries<span> i.e.<span> South Au ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Greymouth

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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