Sea lions

Wildlife encounters

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April 22nd 2007
After the dramatic, unspoilt, Milford Sound region we continued the road trip from Queenstown heading South east across the South Island to the beautiful Catlins national park. The South is just so unpopulated, we only passed through tiny settlements with just a pie shop/ dairy and garage if you were lucky, in our 5 hour journey. I was served the most disgusting cup of tea with cappacino style fr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Banks Peninsula

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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