Backpacking in New Zealand - Auckland and the Far North As most backpackers do in New Zealand, I arrived at Auckland Airport. Just a couple of km’s outside this biggest city in this beautiful country.

New Zealand’s Christmas tree. These trees come into blossom around Christmas time and especially in the far north, they can be found all along the coastline. It makes for a lovely splash of colour as you

When it's summertime in New Zealand pretty much everyone heads to the beach. And when you have beaches like this on your doorstep, why not? Check out my stories here on Steemit Running Deer Running Deer

We said a fond farewell to the 1950’s school bus that has been our accommodation for the last three nights this morning and headed north to Kaitia. I’ll miss the charm and quirkiness of the bus. It was

We scored some locally grown lamb chops for our barby tonight. It was my job to stuff it up (which is what my wife was expecting). So I lit the fire and got a good bed of coals laid down - nice dry pine,

If you come to the Bay of Islands, then it is a good bet you'll visit Haruku Falls. It's not far out of Waitangi and well worth the visit. there were lots of people there when we arrived, with a bit of

Here is my wife in in best seat on the boat on the way out into the bay of islands to go swimming with the dolphins. She was very excited and was one of the first passengers suited up and ready to jump