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Wed, 16 Sep 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1022]
"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 >
Fri, 1 Jan 2010 | By ying | Views [892]
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Wed, 6 Nov 2013 | By reecemarcel | Views [742] | 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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Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By bob_and_caroline | Views [729]
Final thoughts from New Zealand then as I sit here in Auckland having just completed a mini-shopping spree in order that some of our clothes look presentable for the beaches and bars of Brazil. Caroline is currently in the latest of our non-budget ... Read more >
Sun, 25 Dec 2016 | By bernardmarlenlilly | Views [648]
Wir wünschen Euch ein fröhliches, weißes Weihnachtsfest mit vielen Plätzchen und sinnvollen Geschenken! In Neuseeland tragen sehr viele Menschen Nikolausmützen, Rentiergeweihe oder Elfenhüte für die Weihnachtsstimmung.... Read more >
Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [645]
Good question. We're recently retired school teachers who spent the last 3 years at a small school in Honduras planning this trip to New Zealand for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Four years ago we took a rare break in our 35 year careers in education to ... Read more >
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Fri, 13 Feb 2015 | By wtarmstrong | Views [637]
Fun Fact: The Kiwifruit was originally known as the Chinese Gooseberry. It originated in northern China, not New Zealand. In fact, New Zealand isn’t even the world’s top producer of Kiwifruit. That title goes to Italy. The name Kiwifruit ... Read more >
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Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By swhateley | Views [586]
The trip in the rain back to the beautiful Taupo on the shores of the massive crater lake that is the size of Singapore was short and sweet and we stopped yet again at the wonderful Huka falls (mentioned these on the trip up) on the Waikato River. Fortunately ... Read more >
Fri, 2 Jan 2004 | By vagrant | Views [579]
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Tue, 1 Dec 2009 | By suz_cat | Views [462] | Comments [1]
Mum we're alive! Today we endured yet another long, boring bus trip. we stopped at some mountains and lakes, and the scenery was quite pretty, but not pretty enough to make us enjoy 9 hours of sitting on our bums. When we finally got here, we were ... Read more >
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 | By kiwicadence | Views [410]
A few more updates: +Visited the underwater observatory in Queenstown and enjoyed the diving ducks - they can dive up to 8 meters under water and stay under for 45 seconds. +Visited a McCafe - pretty upmarket! Like a Starbucks really. Also figured ... Read more >
Wed, 22 Feb 2017 | By mwollak | Views [363]
After JUST barely having enough time in Australia to decompress and avoid the bends we jumped on a plane to Auckland, New Zealand. With my tight school schedule and my dad not having that much time off of work, we only had 3 days in NZ. ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [217] | Scholarship Entry
"Turn right at the abandoned petrol station and follow your nose to the sea". Local knowledge offered with a smile should never be ignored from a face cracked deep with laughter. "Be sure to go just before low tide and take something to dig with". ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Aug 2010 | By locomocean | Photo Gallery
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