Christchurch Cathedral

South Island - Oamaru - Christchurch

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March 16th 2021
Only a short time (one night) in Oamaru but such a lot to see in this small provincial town with a big history. Lyn was keen to see the blue penguin colony not far from the town itself. The viewing has become a commercial operation which benefits the penguins themselves so one has to buy tickets to a viewing area and be there by 8.15pm when the penguins might start to come back to shore after a lo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury

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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