Start of Queen Charlotte Track

Fishing for Water!

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April 11th 2007
Once again we have left it too long, and done far too much to make this a quick blog! On our second day in Kaikoura we went swimming with fur seals. These are territorial on land, but we were reassured that once we were in the water with them that they would happily swim around us without attacking! Unlike the dolphins, once in the water it was a matter of bobbing around waiting for the seals ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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