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Lamb feeding in Invercargill

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September 14th 2008
Day 528 (7.9.08) Continuing on our journey south today we left Te Anau and were heading for Invercargill. We made a brief stop at Lake Manapouri but decided it was too cold for much of a walk and were soon back in the warmth of the vans! We visited the Rakatu Wetlands but although there was a fair amount of birdlife there the viewpoint was a little far away to give a really good idea of what ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Invercargill

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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