The tunnel to Milford Sound

New Zealand

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April 25th 2008
Flying into New Zealand, we were once again re-united with our Scottish pals, Laney and Susan. No matter how much we try and move around the world, these 2 always seem to conveniently crop up to cramp our style. Anyway getting a big old campervan seemed the thing to do so after a couple days pottering around Christchurch, we picked up the oil tanker of a road vehicle and set out on the roads of Ki ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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