Destination: New Zealand

Gallery: D'urville Days

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 | By chloe | Photo Gallery

Photos: South Island Adventure

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 | By mccarthygemma | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Queenstown to Catlins

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By bob_and_caroline | Photo Gallery

South Island - The rest of it

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By bob_and_caroline | Views [587]

We've managed to fit a reasonable amount into the last 10 days or so; luge in Queenstown, fjords at Doubtful Sound, v.English coastal areas in The Catlins, penguins in Oamaru, a heatwave in Akaroa, whale watching in Kaikora, hot springs at Hamner, rope ... Read more >

Gallery: Catlins to Picton

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By bob_and_caroline | Photo Gallery

Gallery: NZ 4 - Taupo, Whakatane

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By justin | Photo Gallery

Gallery: New Zealand

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 | By ladon | Photo Gallery

Gallery: New Zealand

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 | By theblackgirls | Photo Gallery

Drive from Whatatane to Auckland - That´s it.....a long way.

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [560]

Seal hunting

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By dragon_slayer | Views [614]

This weekend was Waitange Day in New Zealand, and to celbrate I thought I would joing a few other scientist in doing what we love best...obtaining knowledge for the betterment of the world. In this particular case, we were in Kaikoura doing some seal ... Read more >

Tags: biology, blah blah, bugers, frenchf ries, kaikoura, seals

Gallery: When I went seal hunting..ha ha

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By dragon_slayer | Photo Gallery

Diving volcanos in Whakatane

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [775] | Comments [1]

I had previously booked a scuba dive to White Island, an active volcano 48 kilometres off the shores of Whakatane.   Apparently one of the world´s best dive sites.   Needless to say, the long ride on the boat was a nightmare…..the ... Read more >

Gallery: Wellington

Sun, 8 Feb 2009 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Rotorua

Sun, 8 Feb 2009 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery

Mrs Mop Goes to Punakaiki

Sun, 8 Feb 2009 | By mogsie08-09 | Views [688]

The two weeks I spent in Punakaiki passed really quickly. I was working at Te Nikau Retreat, as part of a group of 4 or 5 "wwoofers" (originally an anacronym for Willing Workers on Organic Farms, the term is now used for most exchange workers) cleaning ... Read more >