The sperm whale - honest!

Wanganui, Wellington and Whales

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May 21st 2005
Hello! It's been a week since we've had a travelblog, so bear with me - there's lots to tell. We left Napier on Monday morning in pouring rain - so heavy that we considered stopping till it eased off, but then it eased off and we drove across very dull flat countryside in very dull grey weather. We stopped in the (dull, grey) town of Palmerston North for lunch - very uninspiring town so we di ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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