Day 28 - Akaroa Harbour Boat Trip & Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula, South Island, NZ
December 16th 2013 Monday 16th December, 2013. Akaroa Harbour Boat Trip & Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula, South Island, NZ
D went and purchased our tickets for the Nature Cruise on the Fox II from the Chez la Mer Warden, Sarah. We then made our way to the wharf via the Custom's House (part of Akaroa Museum). This was built in 1852 and is one of Akaroa's oldest heritage buildings. The door was open so we did
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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 
