Hello from Christchurch and my last day in New Zealand. My last blog came from Taupo in the North Island and since then my time in New Zealand has been chaotic with me travelling to a new place nearly everyday. After Taupo and my morning spent skydiving we got straight back on the bus and headed down to River Valley which was a quiet lodge set in the middle of nowhere. it was meant to be the centre for us to do white-water rafting but with such terrible weather...

Kia Ora from New Zealand!!! I have only been in New Zealand for just over a week but with such little time here I am already half way down the north island and in a place called Taupo. I flew into Auckland last Wednesday but didn't actually get to the hostel until almost 2 in the morning which wasn't the best start to my New Zealand trip. It took me a while to adjust to being in a new place and a lot longer to adjust to the climate (it is freezing cold here) so...