Dolphins

Motuora Island

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April 19th 2006
We had applied to do a voluntary project with the Department of Conservation almost a year ago & now it was time to start the project. Having stowed most of our stuff at the backpackers & dropped off our hire car the night before, we set off early carrying all our food for the next five days in rodent proof containers. An Intercity bus picked us up at Aucklands S ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North 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