Cape Reinga We were SO lucky on our Bay of Islands trip as after bagging a free parasail, Kristina received further good news that we could get onto the Cape Reinga trip for FREE!!! We just had to help them out by taking part in a little photo shoot for their new brochures, apparently we were doing them a favour hah! So we started our trip with AwesomeNZ up to Cape Reinga the most northern point of the country. The name Reinga is translated from Maori to 'under...

Kia ora! So after 6 days and nights in Auckland Kristina, Day and I boarded the kiwi experience bus for the first time heading up north to the bay of islands! It started to rain after we got on the bus, but it didn't last long and within 15 or so minutes we were surrounded by gorgeous fields and a massive rainbow that you could see end to end! The bus journey got pretty bumpy towards the end so we were pleased to arrive and get off the bus after 5 hours. Once of...

Arrival Kia ora! Day & Lise are in New Zealand! But what a journey - Frodo & Sam would be proud - 2 buses, a train, 2 aeroplanes, one minibus and 37 hours later we arrived in Auckland at our Ponsonby hostel. The flights weren't too bad actually - four seats between the two of us meant we were able to get a few short sleeps between free alcohol, film-watching and food. The drama was saved for NZ immigration... Whilst I was welcomed in by a Scouse immigra...