Anne with 60 million year old boulders

Last entry for New Zealand

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March 31st 2006
We left Bluff at the southern point of South Island to drive through the scenic countryside of the Catlins. Camped on a deserted campsite, visited a fossilised forest and saw Elephant Seals on Nugget Point before reaching Dunedin. Stayed at gorgeous Backpackers - essentially we had a house to ourselves. The next day we drove down the Otago Peninsula - failed to see the Royal Albatros but went o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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