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The North Island

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March 22nd 2008
Kia Ora!! Go and get a cup of tea.. this may take a while! Well, New Zealand (Aotearoa) is so different to Thailand! In thailand we spent a large portion of our time doing nothing at all where as here we have had no time to do nothing at all!! Holly and I feel that we have spent a fair amount of time in Harnesses/wet suits/helmets/safety equipment/etc. and are failry uesd to jumping off/out ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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