Snow on the Kaikoura mountains

Oceanic Adventures

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April 13th 2008
It's nearly time for me to leave Kaikoura, at least for a while. I'll be heading up to Wellington next week to stay with a friend for a couple of days, and from there I'll be exploring the rest of the North Island. Kaikoura feels like my home now, and I'm sad to be leaving. It's been great of Max and K.d to let me stay here for so long. I intend to stay with them again for a while when I return to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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