Kaikoura!! Absolutely beautiful place!! I somehow managed to get a job at kaikoura animal farm park, and it's without a doubt the highlight of my trip so far. There are lots of different animals here, chickens, turkeys, ponies, goats, pigs, sheep, emus, llamas, alpacas, rabbits, guinea pigs, wobbly the wallaby, donkeys and Bambi the deer. We feed them in the morning, then poo pick (not the highlight of the day!) sort out the water and hay, prep their food for the...

Arrived in Blenheim for one reason, to earn some money. I managed to injure myself quite substantially after bud rubbing, here we go. I got the worst blisters I've ever had, I got sun stroke, was dehydrated even though I had4 litres of water. Waking up the next day I discovered I couldn't bend my legs anymore, pulled hamstrings, quads, you name it! I left Blenheim after I had recovered, I made a bit if money but not enough. I don't want to see another vineyard ev...

Hey guys, I'm back on the road, just for a little bit anyway. Came down from Auckland on the train on Thursday. It took just over 12 hours but was well worth it, especially as my seat was right near the outdoor viewing platform! We had some great views of mount ruapehu, which had snow on the top! Had a great day in Wellington yesterday, beautiful views if the city after going up on the cable car and a cool walk through the botanical gardens!! Bit of a cloudy one...

hey!!well yesterday i went round Rotorua and Wai o tapu for aslong as my stomach could take it, it really smells! I went to see the Lady Knox Geyser and walked around the thermal park area, got my pics then got the hell out of there! I drove down to Hamilton but wasnt too fussed so carried on to Raglan. Nice cute place with cool black sand. Stayed the night in Raglan in a bit of a ghost town backpackers, 8 bed bunk room all to myself. Woke up early to head back u...

hey guys!Crazy few days! Left Coromandel town (and the rain) pretty early yesterday morn! Drove through to Whangapoua to check out a nice beach, then on to Hot Water beach - awesome, and then cathedral cove - Amazing! Then unfortunately the rain caught up with me and i got pretty soaked! I moved on to Tairua for some lunch and then Whangamata for a wander. I arrived in Tauranga last night, hoping to see mt. Maunganui in the morn! Today!!I climbed Mt. Maunganui!!...