Oamaru

Oamaru

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March 2nd 2017
I loved Oamaru! Rod had organised this whole trip including accommodation and Oamaru was a) a second chance to see blue penguins and b) where we would be staying the night on a railway station! En route to Oamaru we passed the Moeraki rocks, rounded boulders, "remarkable concretions" according to Rod's geology book. Spread out on a wide sandy beach, they were very photogenic and provided the pe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South 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