White Heron NZ

Day 5 - Okarito, South Island, New Zealand

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November 23rd 2013
Saturday November 23nd, 2013. Okarito, South Island, New Zealand Over dinner last night we had discussed our plans for today. D wanted to go kayaking on the lagoon in Okarito and M wanted to see the New Zealand White Heron (also in Okarito) and to book a safari to see Kiwi's in the wild. The Kiwi's found here are the very rare Okarito Brown Kiwi. This meant we would need more time so we ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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