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Oamaru is
located on the South Island of New Zealand and it is the largest
town of North Otago. It is a coastal town. Oamaru has a
population of over 12.000. The name of the town comes from the
Maori which means “the place of Maru”. Oamaru is also famous for
its stone. A large number of the public buildings are made of
the local limestone, this hard and compact limestone, quarried
mainly at Weston. The town of Oamaru is on the StateHighway One.
The town is home of archaeological sites. In February 1770 James
Cook discovered the area; he was close to Waitaki mouth. The
first inhabitants before the European were the Maoris. The main
arrival of European settlers was in the 1850, a well known
settler is Mr Hugh Robison. Oamaru is a very interesting town
with impressive buildings; most of the streets of the town have
been named after England Rivers. Thames streets, Severn Street
and Tyne Street are the main streets of the city. When you visit
the harbour you can observe a colony of Little Blue Penguins and
at the south of Oamaru there is a colony of Yellow-eyed Penguin,
there are colonies of these penguins also found at Moeraki
lighthouse, Dunedin and The Catlins. These colonies of penguins
attract a lot of tourists. The Little Penguins are the smallest
species of penguin existing. The Yellow-eyed penguin is
considered as an endangered species. |
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