A sleepy Koala we saw on one of our walks - they're not bears you know!

Cold but beautiful New Zealand

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May 17th 2011
Hi Guys and Girls, So sorry we haven't been in touch for so long, but as we explained previously, it has been so hard finding the time when driving a campervan around New Zealand, and mostly stopping off in campsites for one night and then moving on again. Last night, we drove in to the town of Kaikoura on the East coast of New Zealand's South Island. We are sitting in the campsite p ... read more

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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