Pancake rocks

Pancake Rocks and partying at the Pooh pub

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June 1st 2008
We set off from Westport to do one of the most scenice drives in the world, down the west coast. First stop was Cape Foulwind, where we had a little wander along the coastal walk, found some horses and some seals (not together!) and then hopped back on the bus. Our lunch stop was at Punakaiki to look at the pancake rocks and blowholes - so called because they look like giant stacks of pancakes - a ... 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