Little Blue Penguins

Day 38: Penguin Train

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January 6th 2011
Yellow-Eyed Penguin Blues I actually had another chance to see yellow-eyed penguins, but I've given it up. At least for now, and probably for good. For $50 I could catch a tour bus that would take me to the public viewing area for yellow-eyed penguins (which is a little farther away than the blue-penguin viewing area), and then on to view the blue penguins again. The I-site e ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Oamaru

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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