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Cruising the Catlins, and beyond

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March 12th 2009
First stop down the highway from Christine and Bernard's was Moeraki, place of the boulders. This spot is unique. On a small area of beach, where countless years of wave action has gently eroded the cliffs, the erosion has exposed large boulders, which have rolled down onto the beach and are almost perfectly round as you can imagine, looking every bit like dinosaur eggs that seemed to be birt ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Southland

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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