Destination: New Zealand

Fishing on Lake Taupo

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1114]

            Today was my 7 th day in New Zealand. It was another beautiful and exciting day as well. So, I’ll tell you all. I woke up at 8:10, which was fairly late on this trip. I missed the walk to the mud pools that Mike was talking about yesterday, ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Gallery: Taupo

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Gallery: 1. 11th Jan New Zealand - North Island

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Photo Gallery

Geysers, hot springs, and Maori culture

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [3153] | Comments [1]

            Kia Ora! I had another adventurous and exciting day in Aotearoa New Zealand. Today was my biggest cultural day in this beautiful land. I woke up at 6:30 and we finished packing. I almost forgot my New Zealand shirt that I had bought ... Read more >

Tags: culture

Gallery: Roturua

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Gloworms and abseiling

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2361]

            I had another exciting day in this amazing country called New Zealand. So, I’ll tell you all. I woke up at 6:30 AM and finished packing and walked down with the guys to breakfast.... Read more >

Tags: adventures

11th Jan - on the beach

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Views [859] | Comments [3]

Auckland So, after a long but uneventful journey from Ireland (though i did enjoy the foot massage macines in Singapore Airport, mmmm), we arrived in Auckland.  The rest of NZ seems to view this place as a horrible, over-crowded dirty place but we ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Waitomo Caves

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Cape Reinga and Ninety Mile Beach

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1357]

            My 4 th day in New Zealand has been perhaps my most adventuresome and most eventful. So, I’ll recap it with you. Today was my tour of Cape Reinga . Tom woke me up at 6:30 and I got dressed, brushed my teeth and went down ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Volcanoes and Bunkers

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 | By leelefever | Views [525]

One of the striking features of Auckland is the volcanoes that surround the city.  When Rachel and Regan picked us up a couple of days ago, they said "We thought we'd take you up to some of the volcanoes around the city.  I thought - volcanoes?  ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Bay of Islands

Mon, 9 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1088]

            Today was my third day in Aotearoa. I’ll tell all. I woke up at 9 AM after my alarm clock kept going off. It was annoying, but, oh well. I finished packing and I went up to the restaurant and had breakfast. They had the same stuff ... Read more >

Tags: sightseeing

Gallery: Bay of Islands

Mon, 9 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Rangitoto Island

Sun, 8 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1274]

Today was my second day in this beautiful country of New Zealand, so  I’d love to share all. I woke up at 8:30 after being so jetlagged yesterday. I washed up and went up to the restaurant for breakfast, which was included in my ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Kiwis, Sailing, and Sky towers

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1275]

Today was the first day of my New Zealand adventure. I got off the plane, went through customs and got my passport stamped. I have three stamps now. While waiting in line at customs I saw a number of people from Niue , which is a dependency ... Read more >

Tags: culture

Gallery: Auckland

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery