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Sun, 25 Nov 2012 | By thekiwireporter | Views [244]
It is a month into my stay here.
The start of the week kicked off with a meeting with the Red Cross Emergency Disaster Management team, which, as some of you saw, was a successful meeting and am part of the team now (see 'Boiler suit' story). Then ... Read more >
Sun, 25 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [231]
It looks as if we've come to another country, though to be honest, I've said this before on this trip. The palm type trees are nearly gone now, replaced by much more familiar looking trees, but on closer inspection the maple leaves are attached ... Read more >
Sat, 24 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [350] | Comments [1]
We woke in Betty's Bach (from bachelor, a primitive waterfront cabin), with eyes opening wider and wider at the display of all sorts of water birds (my current favorite is the Various Oyster Catcher, a lot like a Raven with bright red eyes, long pointy ... Read more >
Sat, 24 Nov 2012 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [625]
I am sitting in bed, the sun is pouring itself over me through our window. It's a slightly hazey dazey, we are not sure this is just the air or if there is some ash in it from Tongariro which decided to belch after over 100 years of dormancy, or maybe ... Read more >
Fri, 23 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [226]
Had breakfast with Robert and Beth and headed off at 8 for Dunedin. Stopped about halfway at Fleurs', a highly recommended restaurant well off the beaten path on a bay overlooking the coast and had a suburb seafood chowder and salad. Then after a brief ... Read more >
Thu, 22 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [272]
Our itinerary called for a train trip to Arthur's Pass. By the time we arrived in Christchurch it had become obvious to all of us that spending our one day in Christchurch on a train heading away and then back in the evening was not the right answer.... Read more >
Thu, 22 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [277] | Comments [2]
we said goodby to Rosie after breakfast and headed off for Christchurch to visit Robert and Beth Winn-Wiliams, also friends from our days in Guelph. We had two options--a coastal route through Marlborough and wine country or a mountain route through ... Read more >
Thu, 22 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [275]
We had a wonderful day of touring twitch Rosie yesterday up to Pupu Springs at the top of the South (island). Our friend Rosie said she wanted to drive and we understood why after only a short time. The hill we went up and over took ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [326] | Comments [1]
Claire opted for a day poking around in Nelson and visiting with Rosie. Mark, Pat and I headed off about west northwest to Abel Tasman National Park for a day of "tramping" and kayaking. The park is inaccessible by car. We drove as close as we could ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [291]
We were up early to catch the 8AM Inter-Island Ferry. It's a beautiful three hour ride. The first part offers a spectacular view of Wellington and its harbor. The city, New Zealand's capitol, is built on hills, much like San Francisco. The ride then ... Read more >
Mon, 19 Nov 2012 | By thekiwireporter | Views [339]
On Monday I went to the Wellington region NZRC emergency disaster management team meeting. Firstly it was definitely a mission in true red cross base style. An 1 1/2hr 2 buses and a train later I arrived at the centre in Paraparamu (aka Pram). They share ... Read more >
Mon, 19 Nov 2012 | By thekiwireporter | Views [416]
Having booked a professional development (PD) workshop and then realising that it was going to be held in Auckland, My visit north was brought forward. So after booking the $30 (£18ish) flight and coach back, I persuaded Hannah's friends Louise ... Read more >
Sun, 18 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [423] | Comments [2]
Wellington, the bottom of the North Island. Hard to believe we had only one more day on the North Island. Seems like a huge city to me, but not surprising after all the small communities we had spent so much time in. Wellington is tall ... Read more >
Sat, 17 Nov 2012 | By lauren_watson | Views [17736] | Comments [1]
So you’ve decided to come to New Zealand on a working holiday. I bet that you are really excited about the chance to work and live abroad, as you should be. New Zealand is gorgeous with its mountains, beaches, and other impressive landscapes.... Read more >
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