Destination: New Zealand

Photos: Clyde

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

North Island: Rafting, Boiling Waterfalls, Steaming Craters, and Crossing Mordor

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 | By blake_harvey | Views [1824]

The last few days have been slower ones spent in Wellington, where I've been WWOOFing at someone's house a few minutes walk from downtown. It's been a good chance to figure out my next steps, explore a city, enjoy the fantastic weather (it's in the ... Read more >

Poor Knight Islands

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [547]

The next and final stop on our New Zealand trip was to the Poor Knight islands.   Yep you guessed it...another dive site...and of course another volcano, although this one is super dormant and long outside its volcanic prime.   The islands are located ... Read more >

Paihia, The Bay of Islands & Cape Reinga

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By swhateley | Views [508]

And so we leave Auckland again to head up to Paihia in the Bay of Islands for a trip to the top of New Zealand.  We had an early start as per usual and lucky for me a lovely Dutch girl by the name of Jessica was now doing the same journey as I was which ... Read more >

The Abel Tasman Coastal Track

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By erin_and_pete | Views [1454] | Comments [4]

While we were still at home planning our New Zealand trip, Pete and I made lists of must do activities.  My list included kayaking along the Abel Tasman Coastal Track, an activity that made the list after I saw a picture advertising the kayak trips ... Read more >

The end is nigh!

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By annamar810 | Views [603]

So, this is my last N.Z entry before I come home and bore you all by telling the same stories all over again. I can't really believe how fast the past 11 months have gone, it feels like a few days ago I was saying goodbye to you all. I'm so excited to ... Read more >

Gold and Greenstone

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1817] | Comments [1]

It was a day of trying to strike it rich in the Land of Greenstone (and in some places, gold). I got up at 10:00 and packed my tent, sleeping bag and a few other things so I could go camping tonight. I wasn't sure where I would end up, but I was thinking ... Read more >

In the Shadow of Mount Doom

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By lburton | Views [717]

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Tags: bad weather, crater, hiking, mountains, north island, tongariro, volcanoes

White Island

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [606]

Our travels on the Stray bus are now officially over...bummer :(, Although i will say that we did go out with a pretty big bang and “the American's (and a Canadian)” will most defiantly go down in the story books at the Stray company.   Unfortunately ... Read more >

Gallery: Trip nach Okarito

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By caro | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Southland trip Ende August

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By caro | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Skiing

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By caro | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Lincoln

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By caro | Photo Gallery

Pretty Coromandel Coast with a Little Tipple Thrown in.

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By swhateley | Views [711]

We headed out of Auckland at the crack of dawn yet again for a trip to the Coromandel on a less than lovely day in this weird unpredictable weather land of New Zealand.  First stop was to the top of Mount Eden to have a little look at Auckland and I ... Read more >

Auckland

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [546]

Not actually must to tell about this second stop in Auckland, but Gina will kill me if i don't tell    this one story...Soo here you are Gina.   Auckland's big tourist attraction is the sky tower, looking at it reminds me quite a bit of the ... Read more >