“It is a lonely archipelago, remote from the great centres of the earth, but with a character, attractions, and a busy life of its own.” —William Pember Reeves (1908)
Godzone—God’s own country—is a New Zealander term for this land. Indeed, the first time I traveled to New Zealand, in December of 2005, I spent most of my time on the south island, and there I stumbled on a quote by John Travolta. When he arrived in Queenstown his first time ever in New Zealand, he said, “This must be where God lives.” On this second visit to New Zealand, I spent all of my days on the north island. It too is definitely part of the Godzone.
New Zealand ‘s Maori name is Aotearoa—or land of the long white cloud. In New Zealand, all roads lead to the sea. Seas and skies and trees mesmerize me, and New Zealand does all three especially well.
Godzone—God’s own country—is a New Zealander term for this land. Indeed, the first time I traveled to New Zealand, in December of 2005, I spent most of my time on the south island, and there I stumbled on a quote by John Travolta. When he arrived in Queenstown his first time ever in New Zealand, he said, “This must be where God lives.” On this second visit to New Zealand, I spent all of my days on the north island. It too is definitely part of the Godzone.
New Zealand ‘s Maori name is Aotearoa—or land of the long white cloud. In New Zealand, all roads lead to the sea. Seas and skies and trees mesmerize me, and New Zealand does all three especially well.
Mangawhai Heads, the first beach we stopped at as we headed north from Auckland
Trees above the beach at Mangawhai Heads
Trees above the beach at Mangawhai Heads
Early morning at Waipu Cove--my view as I stretched out before a beach run
Bay of Islands
North of Paihia
Three views of 90-Mile Beach, the third one at sunset
Cape Reinga, at the top of the North 
A silica-sand beach on the Pacific Ocean side at the top of the North
Three views near Raglan
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