Dolphins

Kaikoura

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March 7th 2007
I forgot to add this one in before, so it's a bit out of place. We stopped in Kaikoura after Abel Tasman. While in Kaikoura, we went snorkeling with wild dolphins. It was crazy how you could actually make contact with a wild animal, and they would attempt to play with you by swimming circles and diving with you. We found out after it all that there was actually a shark in with us, but since we ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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