Zorbing

Following in Frodo's Footsteps

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April 14th 2007
How do, ton of stuff to talk about here so if there's a bit too much yabbering on, I apologise. Cos I'm now in the North Island, I'll just summerise the last part of the South. Christchurch = had a sherbets and bumped into a Barnsley lad, funny hearing thee and thas! Kaikoura = Rented a moped and managed to get up all of 55kmph, not quite Stu speed in his Mini up Harbour Hill (sorry lad had to ge ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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