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Whale Watching in Kaikoura

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June 11th 2011
Road Trip! Rosalie and I planned a trip to the eastern coast of the south island, to Kaikoura, known for its whale watching and dolphins - Rosalie's favourite creatures! Kaikoura is a bit of a fisherman's town, not much more than green hills, cliffs, boats and whaling statues. By the ocean front, there was this walkway that goes through arches made of whale bones. In the parking lots, sea lions co ... 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