On Mt Fyfe

First sight of Kaikoura

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December 15th 2009
The next day we drove up to Kaikoura. We met Sally and Tim Blunt, moved into our place, and then the next day climbed up the mountain that overlooks the whole area. This is our home for the next couple of months. ... read more

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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