Yellow Eyed Penguins! Moeraki Boulders! Photo 15

Yellow Eyed Penguins! Moeraki Boulders!

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August 26th 2008
On Saturday morning we left early for Oamaru, about an hour south of Timaru. Oamaru is especially known for its penguin colonies! We drove through the town, famous for its architecture, as many of the buildings are from the late 1800's and made of limestone, and proceeded to a unique beach where there are very unusual rocks called the "Moeraki Boulders." These large boulders are perfectly round ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Oamaru

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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