Zealand Long White Cloud

Because Of Its Remoteness, Zealand Was One Of The Last Places To Be Settled By Humans Who Arrived Only 7-800 Years Ago From Polynesia And Founded What Today Is A Strong And Highly Influential Maori Culture. We Went To Study Recovery After The 2012 Earthquake And Stayed With Scharlies Cousin John And His Wife Mollie In Christchurch. We Interviewed Key People Involved In Planning The Reconstruction And Also Surveyed The Damage In The Centre And The Badly Affected Suburbs, After We Went Off Trekking, First On The Bealey Spur Near Arthurs Pass North West Of Christchurch And Then Along The Abel Tasman Trail On The North Coast Of South Island.