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Napier

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March 1st 2015
We had quite a long drive yesterday before we arrived at our wonderful campsite right on the beach at a tiny place called Clifton ( just 10 miles south of the famous art deco town, Napier). On the journey yesterday we stopped at a very interesting wildlife park which has the only white Kiwi in the world! (they are normally brown in case you didn't know!). We also saw Kiwi chicks and a range of won ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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