Auckland New Zealand

Pacific Ocean-New Zealand-Auckland Back in New Zealand as I start the last of my trips to the Pacific. Spend a few days here and the first time I have been during the winter.. My it was different cold then Dublin and rainy. So did not look like the postcard. I like New Zealand , but not a big fan of Auckland. 

I purchased these stamps online from New Zealand Post. The last time I was here found it difficult to find a Post Office. Was ok this time and had these stamps. Postmark is quite faint , at least it got one !! .

Chatham Islands, New Zealand and Sub Antarctic Islands

Pacific Ocean-Chatham Islands-Waitangi  Chatham Islands belong to New Zealand. They are right on the Date line and many consider these Islands to be the first to see the day in the world. These Islands have there own culture as well. 

Chatham has its own small post office. Here sorry to say have a double postmark with Waitangi and the Irish Post mark. 

Pacific Ocean-New Zealand-Invercargill  Invercargill is on the South Island very south. The main attraction here is the Southland Museum . 

New Zealand stamp with a hard to read postmark due to the dark colour of the stamp. 

Pacific Ocean-New Zealand-Bluff   Well this is as south as it gets in New Zealand. Surprised to find out that Bluff is the oldest European town in New Zealand.One of the least expensive places to live in New Zealand as not much to do here.  As you may guess the reason to be here is to board a ship. Making my way to Antarctica and ending up in Tasmania. . 

Standard New Zealand Postmark. 

Antarctica-New Zealand-Auckland Islands  Here you see a  " Sooty" the most distinctive of the Albatross family . Nests high up in these Islands. Had a special board walk to get here. No population here just scientists and wildlife officers. 

With no population here there is not a post office. So posted in New Zealand prior to departure. 

Antarctica-New Zealand-Campbell Islands. The other sub Antarctic Island belonging to New Zealand. This is a Subantarctic Daisy. Around here spend time looking at wildlife. Both Campbell and Auckland are World Heritage Sites. 

Posted prior to departure as no permanent population here. 

New Zealand

Pacific Ocean-New Zealand-Auckland  Auckland the gateway to New Zealand. I had been here in the early 1990s and felt it was like Ireland 20 years before that. Since then it had changed progressed a lot. A beautiful country with great food , scenery and people. In Auckland noticed a large increase in immigration since the last time. 

New Zealand operates a number of different postal operators . This stamp is from Universal mail. They have their own postboxes. But as you can see no postmark? 

Pacific Ocean-New Zealand-Palmerston North   I came here to stay on a farm. This area was very rural and beautiful . 

This time I used a regular New Zealand Post stamp. 

Pacific Ocean-New Zealand-Wellington  Wellington is marketed as "The coolest little capital in the world " by New Zealand tourism. It is very easy to get around as being quite small . Parliament sits  here. 

This postcard has the dreded double postmark. New Zealand and Ireland.