Set off for Waitomo today, stopped at Te Pui-thermal wonderland and kiwi experience. Got to see hot mud pools and geysers. Sat on some hot seats as well- just concrete seats but because of the heat coming from beneath the ground it warms them up! Then got to try some poy dancing (balls on strings, now done by women but the men used to do it to keep their wrists supple for fighting). Then we did the hoky koky in maori, which was pretty funny, cant remember any of ...

you may be happy to know that i got served first on the flight from hong kong to NZ! on my 1st full day in NZ went for a wonder round downtown Auckland downtown was the place i was staying and is not at all dodgy even tho it may sound it a a little. i was quite surprised at how many different culures there were there. then went on a harbour cruise, got to see why its called the city of sails, theres lots of boats! apparently one in every 4 people have a boat-pret...