Catlins Coast

Stewart Island and the Catlins Coast

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February 25th 2011
The above panorama is of Porpoise Bay, somewhere in there are some Hectors Dolphins. February 20th - 25th 2011 Stewart Island Well, the kiwi were as elusive as the kea, not that we were really surprised. We had a good time on Stewart Island, but it wasn't as good as we expected. I think it was the weather more than anything, it's hard to do much outside in the rain! Rai ... 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