 the chicks. in November and December, and from September on you can see (10 inches) tall. The colony has the greatest population (90 - 150) are the smallest of the 17 species of penguins - only about 25 cms sea and make their way to their nests in the cliffs. The little blues At nightfall you can see the little blue penguins waddle out of the colony whichhasbeenmanagedsince1993. the of support and research the towards contributes - provided The admission fee to the viewing platforms - with a commentary Located attheendofWaterfront Roadinanoldquarry. BluePenguinColony Ecotour OAMARU . by theirMaoriname,which means'noiseshouter'. to arrive. The raucous cries make you understand how they came flippers stretched out to cool down while they waittheir for theirwith mates stand they'll There track. the from metres few a only are which of some nests, their at appear and cliffs the up climb then; over isn't show The beach. the up waddle they before waves the through porpoise them see you'll lucky, you're If ashore. come Walk along a well-formed track to the hide lions, leopardandelephantsealsdropinoccasionally. hoihos, fur seals visit regularly, while Hooker's sea scenery.as and well wildlife geology,As its for seeing worth is A scenic reserve on the south side of Cape Wanbrow, Bushy Beach Here you can watch hoiho (yellow-eyed) penguins free of charge. of street main Oamaru. the from drive minute 10 a just is Beach Bushy Bushy Beach walk back along the track a little and wait and little a track the along back walk to watch the penguins . The penguins The .

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The population station whaling the near settled TahuNgai tribe the of Members heads andthekakasweren'tfrightenedwhentheysawus.' of the water... the pigeons would come and light on your party, William Haberfield, wrote, 'The bush was growing down to whenJohn his of One station. whaling a up set to ashore party a Day1836, led Hughes onBoxing arrived Europeans first The European first inhabitants first the were theRapuwaiand Waitahi peoples. 's But being Island. South of the in distinction settlement the holds Moeraki Heritage MOERAKI recreational fishing andtourism. for in going now are fishers Some 1898. in 38 the declined from has port the using boats fishing industry,of number the although vessels. Commercial fishing, however, has remained an important smaller for high too was jetty the failed: anchorage the why see today,Jetty Iron the skeleton of at the look you When to easy it's sea bed. the in construction pile and screw of iron the embedding because problems anticipated was than longer build, to year a pounds, took 3000 it Costing 1872. in Jetty Iron the on started Work stone. Oamaru of shipping the in role key a played port Moeraki the 1860s the in and arrived, surveyors and traders Missionaries, 2 motor camp. village the in Picnic Area and starts Park Centenary walk this of part interesting most The The MoerakiMillenniumWalk Walk and: directionother the in Youtrack place. the starting take your can their on Take the road down and turn right into Haverford Street to reach plaques on recorded are names memorial. whose of some the enjoy The LookoutoftheEarly Whalers hill, the of top the at and, panoramic viewsfrom: steps, the up go Now for NewZealandfurseals. Stop and look at the rocks and sea below. This is a favourite place Follow thetracktosteps. is nowillegal-haveprovidedanoticedescribingtheirgeology beach the from boulders removing since guilty feeling perhaps - 'owners' The gate. its flanking boulders house Moeraki two Ahas nearby pa. Maori pre-European a of site the as this Imagine At theendofroad pastthejettypauseathelicopterpad. host ofseabirds. a by enjoyed is but off closed and dangerous is it Todayjetty. the to out transport carried that mole a of end the at stark stands The IronJetty(1872) Take thepathtorighttowards theheadland. European Moeraki's of reminder beginnings. a are trypots whalers' Two between the foreshorethe the and between at .  3.5 kilometres. for unsealed mostly is road The Road. Lighthouse into left and StreetTenby into right turn hill, the up drive village, the From PointandLighthouse Ecotour MOERAKI the hilltoitspresent,moreaccessiblespot. This early Maori church was moved from its kaik (village) site on pass and enjoy the very pleasant coastal scenery. Walk totheMoerakiBouldersBeach permitted togetclosethebirds. not are you as useful are Binoculars afternoon. late the in ashore hide the to track the down Walk penguin Herefreeenjoy can you rarethe of viewing Katiki PointPenguinColony lighthouse former the keeper's house,insteadtendspenguinsinher'hospital'. in lives who Jones, Janice keeper. a by tended longer no is light automatic The below. reefs dangerous The 8.5 metres high wooden tower was built to warn sailors of the Moeraki PointLighthouse the Kotahitanga Church . (1862), appealing in its simplicity. and watch the penguins come penguins the watch and hoiho (yellow-eyed) hoiho On your left you will 3 oe hn 0 ag, on budr ae ctee aog the along scattered are boulders them; set. Waveform petanque giant's didn't a action like beach round large, 50 than More Signposted offStateHighway1.,38kmssouthofOamaru. 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