Author Biography: Howie72

The South Island of New Zealand is a beautiful place. Here is a short tour of some of the interesting places to be found.

Having arrived back from our Southern tour, we now see what the top half of the South Island has to offer.

First-class cricket has been played on a number of New Zealand grounds, some well known and others more obscure.

Some of New Zealand's most beautiful scenery can be found in Fiordland in the southwest corner of the South Island.

Achieving a hat trick in cricket is a rare feat. How much do you know about bowlers who have taken three wickets in consecutive balls in test matches?

This is a follow up to my first New Zealand Olympic Medallists quiz. It deals with the 1984 to 2004 Olympic Games.

New Zealand athletes first competed at the London Olympic Games in 1908 with Australian athletes, under the Australasia name.