Our Guide on Ulva Island

Stewart & Ulva Island Bird Sanctuary to Invercargill & Burt Monroe

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November 19th 2008
After a casual start to the day we arrived at Invercargill & headed for the Information centre to find out about a trip to Stewart Island and more specifically Ulva Island bird sanctuary. We ran into a few problems but I won’t bore you with the details. As night closed in and so did the weather we headed west along the coast out of the city to find some parking for the night. As the rain came i ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Stewart 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