At the Pancake Rocks

Punakaiki - Pancake Rocks

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April 5th 2007
It was good to wake up this morning naturally rather than by other people getting up at the crack of dawn! We had a relaxed morning as we didn't set off for Punakaiki untill about 10.30am. It's best to get there for high tide as thats when the blowholes are at their best. It was only about a 45 minute drive to get there so we checked out the visitor centre and found out the high tide was at 12.15 ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Punakaiki

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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