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Sun, 10 Feb 2008 | By claremccallum | Photo Gallery

Northland and the bay of Islands
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School, at last, with some thought from the girls

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 | By florida_family | Views [943]

Mackenzie and Veronica are attending a very small "model" school at the edge of the business district. I'll let them tell you about it: Mackenzie: To get to school we skateboard along the harbour, cut through a hotel lobby then climb steep ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: Fiji New Zealand

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 | By fullcircuit | Photo Gallery

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The Bay of Islands and the Far North

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By claremccallum | Views [1010] | Comments [2]

Hi again...another update! Our stay in the bay of Islands was really nice, although we did not visit everything as we plan to head back there in a few days to stay with Tom's old history teacher for a little while. During our few days there, we stayed ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Bloody Computers

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By jamieandkate | Views [811]

photos will follow when i find a computer that works

Tags: I should have known better!

The Northland....to the tip

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By tomfremlin | Views [575] | Comments [1]

Following Waipu we headed further north, first to Whangerei, then Whananaki then to Paihia. The first stop was a hostel stop...giving us all chance to recharge the batteries (of both ourselves and our phones/cameras)...also we managed to explore the ... Read more >

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To the top and back again

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By annamar810 | Views [880] | Comments [3]

After a lovely stay in Paihia we were ready to move on and get away from the touristy areas- the plan was to head to Urapukapuka Island but it seemed a lot of effort and money just to see an island which is pretty much like the one we are on anyway..... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: sky diving

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By jamieandkate | Photo Gallery

Oh My God!
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Kauri Forests and the Bay of Islands

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By jamieandkate | Views [625]

Leaving Dawn and Tuttukaka we headed to the west coast once more to the Kauri Forests, huge 2000 year old trees that have stood the test of time! Amazing trees though not many left as they were used for masts and spars for ships. Camped in a secluded ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Bay of Plenty, the Coromandel and Diving in the Poor Knights

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By jamieandkate | Views [762]

After the smells of Rotoura we headed north to the Bay of Plenty and the Kiwi growing capital of the world. Tried some golden kiwis where you can eat the skin. Delicious, cross between an apple, pear and kiwi. We camped that night right on the beach ... Read more >

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Sky Diving and Smelly Eggs

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By jamieandkate | Views [1588]

Well here we are nearing the end of the journey. I'll try and fill you in on whats been happening. We last left you when we were on route to Lake Taupo for my Sky diving. Taupo is a wonderful lake, NZ's biggest, situated in the middle of north island ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Drumgor (Farm # 3)

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By elawlor | Views [760] | Comments [1]

Ok... so Drumgor was my third farm. A gorgeous olive grove in Kaitaia, the far northland. My host was a couple from Zimbabwe. Jen grew up in Zimbabwe and Murray grew up in Kenya, South Africa, and eventually moved to Zimbabwe. I lived in a bunkhouse ... Read more >

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