Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Moeraki Boulders 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
We are 3 friends (Sarah, Laura and Drusilla) who did an exhausting whistle-stop tour of the South Island in 2 weeks, with a heck of a lot of driving! This blog is a bit of waffle about what we did, with lots of photos to illustrate how beautiful New Zealand is (anyone who's been will know this already, but hopefully some of those who haven't will be persuaded that they should get themselves there!)... full info