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Day 3 - Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 | By anijensen | Views [6284] | Comments [2]

Our kayaking trip to Cathedral Cove was canceled last night due to expected high morning winds, so we changed our plans and planned on heading out early to enjoy the thermal pools at Hot Water Beach. Low tide was at 7:00, and for two hours on ... Read more >

Geocaching and Katikati

Thu, 14 Aug 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1158]

It would take me only two lifts to get to Tauranga and another couple of short lifts to get to Katikati, the only Ulster settlement outside of Ireland. A group of Ulster Scots came from County Tyrone, and settled in Katikati in 1875. I'm Irish yet I ... Read more >

Like Fishing

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1014]

"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 >

Northland, Hobbiton, White Island

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By beckandphil | Views [776]

Oh my goodness! Where to start...I'm sitting in a caravan typing as fast as I can see my credit running out!! From Auckland we headed North up the East Coast. To break the drive we stopped at Goat Island Marine Reserve. The island was about 50m off ... Read more >

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Local Legend - Know Thy Neighbour

Wed, 6 Nov 2013 | By vida | Views [734] | Video | Scholarship Entry

The idea was to hone in on a fellow Welllingtonian; get to know a part - or person - of my city that I had previously been unaware of. While I could have talked to someone who'd obviously have a story to tell (an MP; a beggar), I wanted to pick someone ... Read more >

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Abel Tasman and the West Coast

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 | By tomfremlin | Views [705]

Leaving Havelock seems like a lifetime ago now, even though it was only just over a fortnight back! We've been up to the Farewell Spit, achieved the Abel Tasman coastal trek, visited the Nelson Lakes and spent a lot of time heading down the West Coast ... Read more >

No Phone, No internet, no worries.

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [613] | 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 >

YAWN.

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 | By suz_cat | Views [438]

mum, we're alive. Today we caught a bus (again) to Dunedin. there isn't much here, and we're only staying for one night. The YHA we're staying at is really pretty though, our room is right up the top in a little attic with a balcony and it's so cute ... Read more >

Adventure Eve

Tue, 14 Apr 2015 | By marciekiwi | Views [437]

Well here I am, on the cusp of this big trip I have been dreaming of for so long. One short night and the journey begins. Europe, a continent of culture, history, language, and I actually get to see all the things! Excitement has been somewhat superseded ... Read more >

fox glacier

Sat, 5 Jul 2014 | By azariah | Views [304]

New Zealands south island is pretty spaced out. I didn't appreciate this at the time, until I got on the coach from nelson to fox glacier for 10 hours. Beautiful scenery though! The coach driver was very nice, had a chat about England. ... Read more >