South Island, New Zealand........Stunning, Diverse, Changeable.........and lots of sheep.
July 13th 2008 When landing at Christchurch we thought the plane had made a wrong turn and dropped us off in England, the similarities were unbelievable, even down to the houses, cars and road markings. It was nice to have traditional food again......like spuds and pies to the spicy asian grog we had become accustomed too!!!! Having to go food shopping after so long was shock deciding what to decide what to buy
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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 
