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Mon, 24 Aug 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2258]
Greetings in orange! That's because I'm in Ohakune: NZ's "carrot capital." A giant carrot greets people as you enter the town, and large bags of carrots are for sale at dairies and petrol station. These past few visits to New Zealand I've mostly been ... Read more >
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1042]
"Hitchhiking is like fishing: sometimes you get a big catch, sometimes you get a small catch, yet sometimes you get no catch." Those were the words of a Maori fella who picked me up outside of Napier last year. There couldn't be a better analogy because ... Read more >
Sat, 17 Jan 2009 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [956]
Auckland We arrived in New Zealand in the middle of a torrential downpour that didn't really stop all night. Already feeling slightly anxious about the campervan I had been talked into hiring for our three and a half weeks travelling through the country, ... Read more >
Wed, 6 Nov 2013 | By reecemarcel | Views [754] | Comments [4] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Our inspiration for this documentary is to demonstrate to viewers the art of whitebaiting; catching, cleaning, sorting, preparing and of course eating this iconic delicacy. We also want to show the stunning landscape surrounding the location, immersing ... Read more >
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Mon, 5 Apr 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [695]
Kiwi Humour I lived in Australia for 10 years of my life and never ventured across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand. Given I was heading across the Pacific back to the US, I thought it was about time to meet my Kiwi neighbours properly.... Read more >
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Tue, 23 Sep 2008 | By catherine_haf | Views [632]
Ahhhh all is calm here in New Zealand. Flew over 'the alps' into Christchurch yesterday, and after manic 'can do' 'that's amazing' oz, New Zealand seems so peaceful and calm. Half thought of changing my ticket so I could stay here. But come on Cath -... Read more >
Sun, 3 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [511] | Comments [3]
After a 12 hour bus ride, a short train, and a shorter drive, I arrived late in the evening at my first Wwoof Farm. I was welcomed by my hosts, a very nice family who immigrated from England a few years back, and promptly went to bed. When I woke up, ... Read more >
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By debbie_sanook | Views [456]
Driving got v boring as we approached across a long plane. Mum started sneezing and we thought she must be allergic to the sheep! We stopped at an after hrs chemist and discovered we were in a Chinese/Korean neighbourhood. It was quite late ... Read more >
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 | By kp207105 | Views [302]
Some of you may know my boyfriend Brian [Ernst], he arrived in NZ 10 days ago and will be traveling with us around the world. He has been playing music and touring the US for the last two years and just released his debut studio album Journey4YOUth;... Read more >
Thu, 20 Aug 2015 | By lilen | Views [293] | Video | Scholarship Entry
If there are two things I love, it's travel and creating video content. I strive to do both whenever I can - in my professional and social life - and want to inject this newly found passion into my career journey. As an Argentinian, I long to learn more ... Read more >
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Sun, 18 Dec 2016 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [266]
I showered and started to pack up all of my things. I've accumulated so much since the beginning of this trip that I've long ago ran out of room in my pack. I left the hostel and walked down to the waterfront and spent some time there. I meandered around, ... Read more >
Tue, 6 May 2014 | By | Views [194] | Scholarship Entry
There I was, at Pirewai beach, west coast NZ. I'll never forget the feeling of confidence with which I was naively approaching this beast of energy we humans refer to as "waves"/the ocean. Surfing was synonymous with skateboarding, or so I thought; should ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
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