Mellie-o

Dolphins...

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April 20th 2008
We arrived in Kaikoura on Friday at around 12:00pm, and our afternoon was spent watching movies and TV, and doing our journals and reading... A relaxing afternoon! We were meant to go whale watching yesterday, but when we woke up, the weather was not at its best. It was very windy, cold and raining. We phoned the whale watch company at 9:30am and they told us that due to the sea conditions the ... 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