Wineries & Rugby May 31st 2008 Our last few days in New Zealand offered pleanty of adventure and exploring. On our way out of Blenheim we stopped at Highfield Estate Winery. They are situated in a valley surrounded by mountains and numerous other wineries. They had a lookout tower that we were able to enjoy the view before we had a wine tasting. Luckily for us it was their off-season so we had the place all to ourselves. T ... 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
I'm a sixth year senior from UW-La Crosse spending my summer in Oceania. I will be in New Zealand for a week with my sister starting May 24th, then Cairns for another week over my 24th birthday, then an internship in a community school in the inner-city of Sydney until mid-August. :) ... full info