We've been spotted

Farewell Spit to Motueka

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November 17th 2008
Sunrise at 6:20am and I missed it by half an hour, BUGGER!!! Oh well as consolation Leyton called me over to the house and pointed out four White Faced Herons sat in the pine tree in his garden, perfectly silhouetted against the blue morning sky. Great birds and so photogenic. At 9am we made our way up to the café for a coffee and to meet our guide for the tour as well as the other people on th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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