Destination: New Zealand

Auckland Arrival

Sat, 18 May 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1586]

The aircraft breaks cloud cover as we begin our descent into Auckland. I am struck firstly by the number of islands and secondly by how densely populated the area is. I think I presumed that the cities here would be small and compact. Auckland shatters ... Read more >

Tags: auckland, city, dilemas, itineraries, new zealand, one tree hill, ponsonby backpackers

Golden Bay, Picton and Wellington

Mon, 12 May 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [1255] | Comments [4]

Hi everyone, We finally made it to the North Island! After the Mediterranean-like Abel Tasman National park, we made it up as far as Golden Bay on the far Northern shores of the South Island, where we stayed in a nice little hippyish town called Takaka, ... Read more >

If everyone else jumped off a bridge ... would you?

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 | By nlook | Views [1192]

3/23/2010 2:43 PM I’m getting quite lazy at making these journal updates now --- it’s been three and a half days since the last one --- but I think that’s mainly because not a whole lot has happened in the past few days. On the 20th (our first full ... Read more >

Oct. 3 - Horse Racing, Golf, New Friends, & Rugby

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [1113]

October 3rd: The Rugby World Cup pool matches are over. The past 2 days we were in Wellington to witness the upset of the tournament (Tonga over France 19-14) on Saturday and New Zealand’s 12 try romp over Canada (79-15) on Sunday. This morning we drove ... Read more >

Tags: martinborough, palmerston north, rugby world cup, shannon, wellington

EnZed

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 | By heartrl | Views [962]

Well. I got out. I lost my wallet and all the cash therein. :( My first night in New Zealand I was booked into Hotel So http://www.hotelso.co.nz/Rooms/Double This hotel is strait out of 'The Island' I felt like I was supposed to be escaping from ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Glacier Country

Sat, 10 May 2008 | By brentoc | Views [876]

What better way to get your day started than hiking & climbing up a glacier?   We had two to choose between even!   What luxury!   We decided to drive a little further north before indulging in such wonders and tackle Franz Joseph Glacier.... Read more >

Tags: adventures, moutains

NZ Magic - Christchurch to Queenstown

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 | By laura_street | Views [763]

My flight to New Zealand was uneventful and fairly relaxing. I arrived into Christchurch at 3pm, local time. Upon decent the pilot told us that it was 10 degrees that day and as I stepped out of the airport and onto a bus the temperature was a bit of ... Read more >

Windy welly, will you weddy me? (Part 1)

Thu, 5 Nov 2015 | By wheresmypants | Views [608]

I don't even know where to start. This has truly been one of the most amazing days of my life. But I guess I should start before today, with yesterday, which will be part 1. (Read that last sentence in a Winnie the Pooh voice). I had smooth bus ride ... Read more >

Tags: books, ha noi, libraries, new zealand, wellington

No Phone, No internet, no worries.

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [607] | Comments [2]

I'm plugged in for an hour during our grocery and supplies run into Queenstown, and I just wanted to let friends and family know that yes, I am alive. When I was picked up at the airport, I was informed that we'd be heading out to Camp Hill, passed Glenorchy ... Read more >

BACK IN AUCKLAND

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 | By suz_cat | Views [440] | Comments [1]

Mum, we're alive. today, after A night of bike riding and glow-worm hunting in classy gumboots, we got on the bus and came back to Auckland. We are now at the magic office with FREE INTERNET! wooo! Tonight we get FREE DINNER and then we're going ... Read more >

Nach Taupo und zum Selfcontainment

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 | By bernardmarlenlilly | Views [409]

Wir sind nur schon einige Tage mit unserem Toyota Hiace unterwegs nach Süden. Zunächst haben auf dem Weg nach Taupo das Wairakai Thermal Valley (Tal) besucht, das leider recht überschaubar und wenig spektakulär war. Zumindest gab ... Read more >

An Alpine Pacific Journey

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By kiwitrip | Views [274] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Winning this scholarship would mean the world to both Ashleigh and I. We are incredibly keen amateurs, and want to be able to film everything that we can! We are incredibly passionate and adore film making. We frequently are out exploring around New Zealand ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Unexpected peace in Wenderholm National Park

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [166] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

Each heavy step is placed carefully; desperately trying not to trip on the crusty path booby-trapped with roots of Kauri that tower above, and to miss the furious scuttles of the delicate geckos that dart jaggedly beneath my feet. The plastic echo of ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: NZ Maritime Museum

Fri, 8 Mar 2019 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 | By benz | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012