The endangered Royal Albatross

RoadTrip NZ

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February 24th 2009
Dear diary, I've come to know, after anxious anticipation, the answer to why it burns when I pee... with unfortunate luck they tell me it's from... Who-ha, err uhm, sorry about that... wrong diary. Where was I? As I was finishing living out my last three days in Picton without any real agenda other than to move on, I found myself agreeing to a car rental with two germans and a frenchie whom I met ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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