Destination: New Zealand

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

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By jamieandkate | Views [716]

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 >

Tags: Friends

Sky Diving and Smelly Eggs

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By jamieandkate | Views [1547]

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 [715] | 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 >

Tags: Work

Gallery: Cape Reinga Tramp

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By elawlor | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Drumgor

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By elawlor | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kingfisher

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By elawlor | Photo Gallery

Back in Wellington

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By monica_gill | Views [512]

After Christchurch, I got a ride from an English woman named Susan to Kaikoura, a little beach town.  It was a cloudy day when we arrived, but the next day was sunny.  I knew I had to get moving back up to the south island, so I headed up to Blenheim ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Kaikoura to Wellington

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By monica_gill | Photo Gallery

Apples and Sheep

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By thecobb | Views [768]

Well, I survived the sheep shearing day.  I sorted wool from 110 sheep, which may not sound that bad, but the shearing rate was one lamb per 60-90 seconds.  It was fast and actually pretty tough work.  But a good experience none the less.  I hope to ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: Waitara

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By thecobb | Photo Gallery

The Sevens, When Wellington Goes Mad, but only a little

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By florida_family | Views [446] | Comments [1]

This weekend Wellington hosted an important event, The International Sevens Rugby tournament.  Start off knowing that I know nothing about rugby. Those are in themselves, fighting words (OK, its New Zealand, perhaps words that would risk a mildly reproving ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Gallery: auckland

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By paul_byrom | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Rangitoto Island

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By kiwi_kerry | Photo Gallery

quotidianeitats...

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By tamarquina | Views [673] | Comments [2]

Una setmana a Wellington dona per molt: Dos picnics al vespre amb concerts, assaborir cuina de malaysia, japo o italia, barbacoes al mes pur estil kiwi, passejades per museus, pel santuari d'ocells, per les platges, Vidilla nocturna a Cuba street, i performances ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Turangi, our base for the A1 GP weekend.

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery