Day 17 - Southern Scenic Route Te Anau to The Catlins 50. M at McCracken's Rest Lookout

Day 17 - Southern Scenic Route Te Anau to The Catlins

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December 5th 2013
Thursday 5th December, 2013. Southern Scenic Route Te Anau to The Catlins Today had been largely set aside as a travelling day. We were going to continue driving some more of the Southern Scenic Route (SSR). However, we first went back to the wildlife park to watch the Takahe feeding at 9.15 am. M chatted to the conservation woman (a different one from yesterday). She told us that the fertile e ... 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