International Alpaca Day

Both being animal lovers we thought we'd call into see this group of overgrown teddy bears only to find that a quarter of the herd was about to be exported. The baby is called a cria, they live to over 20 years old and they need shearing once a year. The meat is eaten in South America but not in NZ unlike deer which appears regularly on the menu's and is farmed in this area too.

Annual haulout and weekend in NZ

May 4th 2010
Brisbane Shiplifts provided the venue for our 2010 haulout with 300 and 600 ton travel lifts to make even the largest vessel look like a dinky toy in the slings. Four days of beauty treatments at the spa for Marnie; buffing her topsides and antifouling from the waterline down. Hindered by continuous rain one day, dickies at the ready and full speed ahead applying three coats of Jotun C Victor 50 ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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