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Oamaru

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December 3rd 2005
Eventually we decided to go vaguely clockwise round South Island and headed south for Oamaru where we camped (on our new air mattress) for a few nights. Something seemed a bit different from North Australia and just when we were wondering what it was, this penguin popped up to tell us that it was in fact pretty cold and wet. We also went to see the little blue penguins coming in at dusk from their ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Oamaru

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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