Hammer Springs

Hanmer Springs

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December 6th 2012
Another beautiful morning in Kaikoura but we had to leave as we had booked ourselves into Hanmer Springs. We said our farewells and went to the town/village for a bit of last minute shopping, the weather was so nice and we called in to the cafe as per usual where we were told about the penguins on South Bay. As this was on our way to Hanmer we stopped by the Coastguards and saw lots of beautiful p ... 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