Hello everybody and welcome to New Zealand! We just left Asia. We love that people in New Zealand speak English and eat Western food. It feels like a vacation from our year-long trip.
Although New Zealand feels like America with British accents, there's a lot here that you can't find in America, like the Maori culture. The Maori are a Polynesian tribe that lived in New Zealand before English settlers came. We got to learn about them at the Auckland Museum. At the Auckland Museum we learned about Maori culture and weapons like the "patu," a war club made out of rock, bone, or wood, and the "taiaha," which is a long wooden spear.
Although New Zealand feels like America with British accents, there's a lot here that you can't find in America, like the Maori culture. The Maori are a Polynesian tribe that lived in New Zealand before English settlers came. We got to learn about them at the Auckland Museum. At the Auckland Museum we learned about Maori culture and weapons like the "patu," a war club made out of rock, bone, or wood, and the "taiaha," which is a long wooden spear.
After Auckland, we went to Rotorua, a town that smells like rotten
eggs. The reason it smells like this is because of sulfur, a material
found in the geo-thermal pools which are scattered around the city. One
day in Rototua, we went to a Maori thermal village. There, we learned
how the thermal pools are used in everyday life for things like
cooking, bathing, heating their homes, and even drinking.
Volcanoes
are another special thing in New Zealand. After all, the islands of New
Zealand were formed by lava, so there are lots of volcanoes on the
land. New Zealand is made up of two main islands, the North Island and
the South Island. Both are close together. You can take a ferry from one island to get to get to the other island. You can barely tell it's an island because
it has big rolling green mountains all around.
After we left Rotorua, we arrived in Christchurch. There, we went to see the Royal New Zealand Show, which is so important, they declared it a local holiday. There were all types of rides, exhibits and stalls filled with livestock, like cows, sheep, and alpaca, which is an animal that looks sort of like a llama, at the Royal New Zealand Show.
That's all for our exciting first week in New Zealand.
Volcanoes
are another special thing in New Zealand. After all, the islands of New
Zealand were formed by lava, so there are lots of volcanoes on the
land. New Zealand is made up of two main islands, the North Island and
the South Island. Both are close together. You can take a ferry from one island to get to get to the other island. You can barely tell it's an island because
it has big rolling green mountains all around. After we left Rotorua, we arrived in Christchurch. There, we went to see the Royal New Zealand Show, which is so important, they declared it a local holiday. There were all types of rides, exhibits and stalls filled with livestock, like cows, sheep, and alpaca, which is an animal that looks sort of like a llama, at the Royal New Zealand Show.
That's all for our exciting first week in New Zealand.
Hi guys!
We are still in India and leaving for Nepal tomorrow. The Maori dancing looks very cool - I can't wait to get there! We are still in Asia so no Western food yet! We saw Kathakali dancing here, where they also make really funny eye movements.
Well, that is all for now - thanks for letting me know what to expect in New Zealand! It looks great!
Zola
Hi
I just read your blog on Nz It bis so cool i live in nz. I am glad you liked Nz and our culture because it is really uniquie and cool. Living in nz is really fun