Today there are bridges on the farm to get around, but they are new. The way to get around was horse, which was great after a party the horse would just take you home, no getting lost or drinking and driving

Deep into New Zealand

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January 21st 2010
We are starting our journey of 800 miles North to Auckland starting with a visit to where Judith was brought up on sheep farm started by her Grandfather in the late 1800’s, she was taking me right back to the European roots of this country. Back in those days most of NZ was covered in forest that the British were clearing to sell as farms that would produce wool and then with the discovery ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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