With isolation from connected continents over millennia, the region’s animals and plants adapted uniquely to their geography and climate and thus evolved distinctly differently from those on other continents. The Silver Fern is not only New Zealand’s national...
Wendy’s personal goal to travel to six of the seven continents (skipping Antarctica) was met when she and Rick touched down in Australia in January 2011. For most of this trip, they traveled with one couple, driving for approximately one week on the south island of...
Known best for being the Maori cultural center and its active thermal fields, New Zealand’s north island is also warmer in temperature than the south island. So the Walleighs could enjoy part of this island in shorts and t-shirts. Their route was from...
Despite the cool and sometimes rainy weather on New Zealand’s south island, it was Wendy’s favorite of the two islands. The variety of dramatic scenery in such a relatively small area was quite impressive. Southern Alps’ impressive glaciers: Just inland from...
JANUARY 1 – 29, 2011 . On Mon., Feb.21, 2011 a shallow quake of 6.3 (in Sept. 2010 there was a 7.1) occurred right under downtown Christchurch, collapsing buildings, killing—as of Feb. 24–nearly 100 and trapping up to 200 in many buildings’ rubble. 7 weeks ago...
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