Left the North Island via Wellington and some random welly wanging (gumboot throwing in Kiwi speak), which despite using Kerries tactics, lost! Embarked on an obligatory Lord of the Rings tour...alongside some crazy fanatics, they were more enteratining than the tour itself which was a bit random to say the least! Did get to see the most amazing gollum statue....good times! Aswell as a visit to the Collosal Squid, baked in formaldahyde, in the te papa museam, one...

Mammoth trip and finally arrived in New Zealand after 38hrs of travel and a loss of one day!  Got to Auckland, nice to be in a country where you don't stand out and can walk alone! Saw Auckland, some galleries and sights!  Then set off the next day on the stray bus.  This bus is a hop on hop off jobby, but I'm going to be on the move a while!  Driven by a driver nicknamed captain planet, with an array of nationalities on the bus, headed off to Hahai.  Was w...