Albatross

Kaikoura

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March 27th 2010
This is going to be a short entry, because I'm quite a bit behind in my blog and there's just so many things I'm seeing here, so I'll let the pictures speak for the most part. After arriving on the South Island, I drove straight to Kaikoura. Quite a nice and small town. I wanted to do whale watching there, but I found out that the whales that ususally hang out there had left area to meet th ... 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