In the sea in Gisborne

New Zealand- Auckland, Nuhaka and Gisborne

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October 25th 2012
New Zealand was the first country that my friend Gwenda and I would be visiting on the five months of travelling we had planned from 16th January 2012. Despite having been excited for weeks prior to leaving, we both admitted that the nerves at such a long flight were taking over every other feeling at this point. We would be flying with Korean air, via Seoul and our nerves were heightened ... 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