Dusky Dolphins!!!!

Kia Ora Kiwi!

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May 27th 2009
Christchurch - Nelson We landed in Christchurch after a mere 4 hours of flying expecting to be met by polar condiitions requiring 17 layers of clothing from warnings we had been given after 6months of Aussie Summer, however we were pleasently suprised to walk out of the airport to glorious sunshine with only a slight chill! We headed off to the centre of town on the bus, and checked into our ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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