Since our post yesterday the weather has got slightly better but it is still really bad with lots of rain and high winds!!!!! We decided to head to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds this morning, this is where the Maori and the British signed the treaty for 2 peoples to live and work together as one nation on February 6 1840. There is also a 35 metre canoe (Ngatokimatawhaonua) that needs a minimum of 76 paddlers to handle it safely and was carved for the centennial ...

Well Guys we have actually been in New Zealand since Friday but have not been able to update you with our adventures, but now we have an opportunity as we are in a place called Paihia and are confined to our hotel room as there are 120 mph winds here and it has been raining for 17 hours solid with 20cm of rain so far!!!!!! So here goes, we arrived on Friday and were greeted at the airport by Arnold and Vi (Mel's rellys) who kindly offered to look after us for 2 ...