Dolphin surfing the bow wave

Wild New Zealand

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August 12th 2007
New Zealand. A place I thought I’d travel to when I’d finished seeing the rest of the world. I’m no slouch on geography and yet, I couldn’t have told you before my trip here if Christchurch was on the North or the South Island. That may be due to a naturally occurring Australian trait that takes New Zealand for granted, like the country was a distant 9th state of Australia with nothing to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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