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Not a bad place to waste a few hours

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Finally swimming with dolphins and nearly bit by a seal!

April 16th 2009
We left Christchurch early in the morning and headed north to the dolphin and whale capital of New Zealand, which is a small little town by the name of Kaikoura. When we left Christchurch the weather was really cold wet and windy and as we drove up towards Kaikoura I was really undecided whether to try and do the dolphin swim or not, having already unsuccessfully attempted it in the Bay of Islands ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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

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