Akaroa is an attractive harbour situated in a volcanic
crater within Banks Peninsula. It was historically a French fishing
settlement, but now a center for dolphin and penguin viewing. |
In Northern Otago, are the limestone concretions
called the Moeraki Boulders. According to Maori legend they are the
flotsam of an ancient wrecked canoe that formed the South Island
of New Zealand |
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Hiking on the heights of Banks Penninsula, we
encounter the appropriate Tiki of the Wind. |
The beaches near Oamaru are home to blue penguins
and the yellow-eyed penguins. |
