Destination: New Zealand

Christmas and summer arrive

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 | By thekiwireporter | Views [350]

Last week began with a positive meeting with Deaf Aotearoa for work possibilities and then a Team Interpreting workshop which was less productive as it was aimed at Spoken Language interpreters who rarely Team interpret. I went to Petone with my friend ... Read more >

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 | By matgoodman18 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Levin-Farm Life, Dec 2012

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 | By capecodkiwi | Views [765] | Comments [2]

one of the things i wanted to try here in NZ was WWOOF'ing....Willing Workers On Organic Farms. as a worker, the hosts would give me accomodation and food in exchange of 4-5 hours of work a day. even though i would not be getting paid, the time that ... Read more >

Photos: Levin-Farm Life

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 | By capecodkiwi | Photo Gallery

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 | By kitedogluke | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 | By jlr | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

New Zealand

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 | By mmholla07 | Views [173]

I have to say one of the most Beautiful places in the world has to truely be New Zealand. South Island- Queenstown/ Wanaka These cities have some of the most stunning views of lakes to Mtns. My favorite by far has been standing atop Remarkables ... Read more >

Photos: Cake Kiwi Hunting and a Rock n' Rolling week

Sun, 9 Dec 2012 | By thekiwireporter | Photo Gallery

Cake, Kiwi hunting and a Rock n’ Rollin week

Sun, 9 Dec 2012 | By thekiwireporter | Views [312]

Monday started with the 1yr anniversary of the Emergency Disaster Management Team.  As the photos prove we were asked to bring a slice (which means a dessert) and there was definitely a great spread! But before we could indulge in cake we got to ... Read more >

Photos: Welcome to the South Island of New Zealand!

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 | By andrealaragan | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photos: Middle of Middle Earth

Sat, 1 Dec 2012 | By thekiwireporter | Photo Gallery

News from the Middle of Middle Earth

Sat, 1 Dec 2012 | By thekiwireporter | Views [869]

This week has been the hottest since I arrived and has seen the mania of The Hobbit and a new arrival to my life!   On Wednesday I did some filming, had a massage! Then I strolled into the city centre to see if I could get a glimpse of The ... Read more >

Queenstown day 3: Rain in the rainforest

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [301]

Up early and out the door door for a two hour ride to Lake Manapouri to begin the bus/boat/bus/boat trip to Doubtful Sound, a rainforest at a similar latitude to northern Maine.  through mostly spitting rain, we saw penguins, shags, gulls and a ... Read more >

Queenstown Day 2 - Whitewater Rafting

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [287]

Began the morning with a short run on bike path path which runs about ten feet from our back patio. Our hotel is right on Lake Waktipu and the bike path runs a mile or so along the Lake before heading out of town. It was quite a luxury to run early in ... Read more >

Queenstown Day 1

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [286]

A lazy day from dawn to dusk. We are staying at a very nice hotel right on the lakefront a few K outside Queenstown. We have a very nice two bedroom unit with a large kitchen and livingroom and a deck outside. The accommodation is especially nice because ... Read more >