Te Papa Wellington Museum

North Island

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February 28th 2008
Tuesday morning I boarded my Kiwi Experience bus, which was packed full, and we headed off to Kaikoura. It was about a two and a half hour drive with a couple stops in between. In Kaikoura I went whale watching which was a lot of fun. We were able to see 3 sperm whales and hundreds of dolphins that flipped and jumped around our boat. They were a lot of fun to watch. Wednesday morning we left Kaik ... read more

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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