Kaikoura Peninsular

Near Kaikoura, we could see the Tour Boats heading out to take all the Whale Eating Japanese out to see the Whales. To be honest, i thought i could actually see some whales breach the surface of the water and then plunge back down again. Perhaps however, it was just the cresting of some waves. I'll leave that decision up to you :) Kaikoura Township was hiding under cloud.

Day Trip to Lake Tekapo

February 26th 2013
I had been a tough start to 2013. My brother has a heart condition and a gastro bug took out his heart. He was choppered by the emergency helicopter to Waikato Hospital, before being flown to Auckland Hospital. It was a close to 99% he wouldn't survive. The surgeon outlined the options to us. An emergency surgery in the morning, which has a near 100% chance of killing him, or we wait until he ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo

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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