Day 15 – Can The Worms! (29 Sept 2023)

As you may recall, the day started for our guide, Rod, at 4:00 a.m. with notification that our flight had been cancelled. He jumped on things, however, and was able to get us on the next flight from Queenstown to Auckland. Good thing, too, since the flight after that flight went awry as well! Lynn […]


Day 5 – A Day In The Māori Life (19 Sept 2023)

Today was a day in the life of the Ngāti Manawa people. We got out from the hotel early and headed by bus to learn about all aspects of life of the Ngāti Manawa Māori. We had a very energetic young gal as our guide. She started out by giving us her “pepeha.” A “pepeha” […]