Deserted House on a Hill
Looking like something out of a 'Deep South' horror movie was this house. Of course I had to take a picture. This was opposite what Lonely Planet described as 'NZ's most pointless tourist attraction' (something like that), which is 'Stonehenge', a homage to to stone circles and star gazing activities. We got there and found that you have to book in advance to see it. Anyway, we had tuna sandwiches and crisps, and headed for the Martinborough wine region. No loss is what I'd say!
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 
