Diving in Kaikoura

Abel Tasman National Park

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June 24th 2008
After 2 days in Christchurch, essentially spent acclimatising to the nearly antarctic New Zealand weather (but also having the bitter-sweet experience of watching the famous All Blacks perform the Haka, then go on to stuff our own national team), we headed northwards on the first leg of our Kiwi Experience bus tour. We spent a day in Kaikoura, where you can see whales all year round, and dolphins ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park

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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