December 5, 2012 As our semester draws to a close, our group has returned to the place we started: Motu Moana Boy Scout camp.  I believe it was Eric King who referred to the cyclic nature of our trip as poetic, so I decided to write haiku (mostly as a joke) to describe the last week … Continue Reading ››

Stoat Trapping With Andrew Shepard Our journey through the South Island high country has yielded some truly amazing scenery. The snowcapped mountains and … Continue Reading ››

Sunday, October 14 Today we left Otuku Marae and traveled to the Ngatiawa (the g is silent) community. When we first arrived, the sparseness hit us immediately. The … Continue Reading ››

October 3, 2012 Keeping Your Feet Staying on the marae was intriguing because of the contrast it offered to North American natives: maraes dot the … Continue Reading ››

September 18, 2012 A large part of our studies in New Zealand is looking at the Maori culture and their relationship with the Pakeha (non-Maori people). We recently were able to listen to Malcolm Patterson, a political activist … Continue Reading ››

There and Back Again Friday August 31, 2012 New Zealand is seriously the most beautiful place in the entire world. We arrived at the airport and as soon as I stepped outside I was met by the … Continue Reading ››