We couldn't land in this field

It was too dangerous because the field was full of deer and the stags posed a problem. As it's mating season the stags are potentially aggressive.

The Tranzalpine Train, Christchurch and Hot Air Ballooning

April 21st 2008
The Tranzalpine train journey is: 'rated one of the world’s great scenic railway journeys'. Here's some blurb from promotional material. Of course I was travelling from Greymouth heading towards Christchurch, not from Christchurch to Greymouth, so you may have to read some of this backwards ;o) The TranzAlpine scenic train journey travels between Christchurch and Greymouth, from one coast of N ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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

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