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Tue, 15 Jan 2013 | By flyingpiglet | Views [1621]
This summer we spent a great family day at Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland. We drove to North Harbour, about an hour north of Auckland, and caught the ferry (360 Discovery Cruises) from there. It took about 35 minutes to reach the ... Read more >
Tags: auckland, bird, family, new zealand, sanctuary, tiritiri matangi
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 | By abelaine | Views [1539] | Comments [1]
Auckland city how great does it feel to be speaking to everyone in English again. After months of broken Spanish it sure feels great not to have to worry about language. What I found out was that even the body language is slightly different in South ... Read more >
Tags: suggestions, travel tips
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 | By anna | Views [1233] | Comments [4]
The end is in sight, we leave New Zealand tomorrow morning at 10am, customs booked for 9am. Today is a busy day of stowing away provisions, cleaning the boat, filling up with fuel and water, returning the car, fixing final things on deck and just generally ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 4 Dec 2005 | By andrea | Views [833] | Comments [2]
Ok, I had written a long detailed entry a couple days ago but it looks like something went wrong with it so I will just quickly qrite up the recent events since I don't wish to spend all that time writing it again. The trip to Rotorua was uneventful ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 | By sx_larabie | Views [764]
My second attempt to swim with dolphins was in a lovely town called Kaikoura. The name 'Kaikoura' translates to 'meal of crayfish’ in Maori. The crayfish industry still plays a role in the economy but these days Kaikoura has become a tourist destination ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [715]
I was right to be concerned when I saw the driver sitting ready to leave when we arrived with a bare 5 minutes to spare to catch my bus to Auckland. He rudely told a woman she should 'go and sit down because I am leaving' as I entered the bus, she just ... Read more >
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By chitlin5 | Views [679]
OK Then!!! we done a lot and seen a lot since we last wrote. i'm trying to keep things in order but i just seem to keep falling behind. ;) The Coromandel was fabulous! one of our favorite places in New Zealand as we arrived before the large tourist ... Read more >
Tags: Family
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [538]
Five Best Sensory Experiences from the day of the Rugby World Cup Final Sound: The incredibly beautiful voice of Hayley Westenra rehearsing the “World in Union” as we walked past Eden Park 5 hours before kick-off. We were on our way to pick up Tom’s ... Read more >
Tags: rugby world cup final
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 | By dave_sarah | Views [469] | Comments [1]
We're in Queenstown now - the adrenalin capital of NZ. We went jetboating this morning, it is great fun - racing around and doing 360s was really cool and definetely to be recommended. Dave's persuaded me to go rafting tomorrow, slightly scary but you ... Read more >
Thu, 23 May 2013 | By lhartjen | Views [459]
What exactly is a 'clack'?
Well, I was wondering exactly the same thing one fine day in May when Neil Finn posted a comment about them on NeilFinn.com (see diary post for 10 May 2013). So I wrote to him @NeilMullaneFinn and asked ... Read more >
Tags: #clouds, #mountains, #nz, #slang
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 | By copperowl | Views [401]
We meet at Circular Quay for coffee, and then, suitably fortified, we board the “Radiance of the Seas” . It is huge and opulent. For the first 24 hours we are docked in Circular Quay, and our window looks out at the Opera House. We find Judy ... Read more >
Mon, 25 May 2015 | By | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry
It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. No exaggeration. After three days of having my Fiancee's plane-breath six inches from my face and with less that five hours sleep, with nothing but sheer determination and the knowledge that I had already ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Photo Gallery
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