It's quite dry here-

The Banks Peninsula is a volcanic area with fertile soil, however there are few trees. The hills are arid and covered in tussock. Most of the trees in the region were destroyed in large fires hundreds of years ago. Moa populations were dwindling, and Maori hunters set fires to smoke out the birds. These fires raged out of control and burned out large swathes of the eastern central South Island.

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Under the Volcano

February 4th 2009
After we left Christchurch, we spent two days in Akaroa, on the Banks Peninsula before heading to our first WWOOFing site. More history later... ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Akaroa

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

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