baby croc

oz adventure ends and being spoilt in nz!!

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April 3rd 2009
well my final oz experience bus picked me up from mission beach and i headed to cairns, but not before stopping at a crocodile farm. not sure if i agreed with it, they did tell us it was a working farm so the crocs there are bred for meat and skin just like any other farm but seeing this great animal in small pens still upset me a little. i did get to cuddle a baby croc so i hope i made him feel a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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