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Kaikoura

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March 22nd 2010
Arrived in Christchurch after tearing myself away from Queenstown!! not lot happening in the city so booked a bus north- 2 and a half hour journey to Kaikoura. Home for Whale watching, dolphin and seal swimming AND fishing!!!! whoop!! i booked myself on the trip and had a wicked day!!! I actually caught a few fish!! cant remember the name though, but they were orange!! The fisherman was a legend ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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