Grace Bridges KIWI COME HOME

It was Captain James Cook who named many places in New Zealand on his tour of discovery, even if some names are rather obvious, as in the case of the Bay of Islands. But no one can deny it fits. A beloved travel destination for Kiwis and tourists alike, the area is located in the Far North-which means it is usually several degrees warmer than the whole country to the south.

 Within the city itself are also many things that must be seen by the serious tourist, and some are off the beaten track. The Old City area is delineated to the south by a belt of green parkland where the walls once stood in the Middle Ages. When the city grew beyond those walls, Prince Karl Anselm ordered the walls removed and the park installed in their place in 1776.