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Pancake Rocks

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June 19th 2007
We got here just after high tide which was great because the main attraction here is the blowholes which are small channels in the rocks that waves crash against and then force the water through to erupt out the other end. The first blowhole we saw was the Chimney Spout which sent out a fine mist of water at least 10m into the air (and the top of the hole was probably that high above the waves ... 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