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Our first glimpse of New Zealand.  
   

Our first glimpse of New Zealand.

New Zealand's South Island

October 28th 2008
This is going to be quite a beast of a blog. Nearly three weeks to catch up on - and a lot has happened in that time. New continent, new time zone, in fact, a new date to the UK for half the time! I'm growing a beard too - Aimee's suggestion can you believe? There's quite a few town names dotted in, but that's so you can look on Google Earth and follow us round! May as well crack right on with it: ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

New Zealand Flag 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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