Waterfalls on roadside

FERRY ACROSS TO THE SOUTH ISLAND & KAIKOURA

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March 30th 2009
KAIKOURA: Our first night stopover was Kaikoura. Kaikoura is a stunning little town with a superb setting on a bay backed by the steeply rising foothills. Kaikoura was once a sleepy little fishing town noted mainly for it's Crayfish. Whale watch charters started in 1987 putting Kaikoura on the tourist map. The pics of the seals are all from the trip along the coast to our hotel, sper ... 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