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Kia Ora, Bro!!

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [2806] | Comments [1]

How you goin'? Oh, yeah? Sweet as, bro, sweet as. A bit of the NZ lingo there for you. Yep, finally reached Aotearoa, the land of the Long White Cloud, New Zealand last week, and I have been fairly busy here since starting the Kiwi Experience. The ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Busy in "Gissy"

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1514]

After four months in the most touristed area of NZ, I find myself in Gisborne, or "Gissy" as it's often called. The eastern half of the North Island probably has the smallest concentration of tourists in the entire country. There's a very ... Read more >

Tags: culture

Glacier Country

Sat, 10 May 2008 | By brentoc | Views [803]

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

Picton

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [684]

We left Kaiokura early in the morning en route to Pickton/Abel Tasman Park. Shortly outside of town the diver parked the bus on the road and told us of a short hike we should take. Just as I thought his place couldn’t surprise me anymore I was ... Read more >

Traveling (wo)man.

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [456]

Hi All. Well, I'm leaving Camp Hill, and I had a wonderful time. The universe did remind me about balance, however, as after I wrote my glowing account of my time in the mountains, we returned to a power outage thanks to a storm. So, in the rain, we unpacked ... Read more >

Your Backyard - My Kiwi Backyard

Our environment inspired our subject matter. We love the beauty and diversity of our city and we wanted to share it with the world. New Zealand is a small country surrounded by water, so our beaches are an integral part of our culture and history. They ... Read more >

Tags: travel film scholarships 2013

Queenstown - New Zealand

Mon, 19 Jan 2015 | By ashleighgoesglobal | Views [363]

Hello there wonderful people. Please accept many applogies for my total lack of contact via the world of blogging for the last however many months. Jenna and I lost track of time and got sucked into the bubble they call Queenstown. We kept forgetting ... Read more >

Queenstown

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [355]

The mountains changed again on the way to Queenstown. They became much rockier and their sides looked scratched and beaten up. Upon arrival in Queenstown, I'm greeted by a beautiful long lake, Lake Wakatipu, bigger and less calm than the one ... Read more >

The Plan at this Stage: Small Budget, Big Dreams!

Fri, 5 Dec 2014 | By cathbolath | Views [324]

I've been planning this trip in typical Cathie style. It's an ever evolving hodge podge of ideas, plans and ridiculous notions that don't really stand up to the reality of my small budget. So heres what I'm thinking: March 3-18 in Thailand: a couple ... Read more >

Hangi

Mon, 7 Sep 2015 | By indiginz | Views [313] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Kia ora, I am a Maori film maker from Aotearoa (New Zealand) Although I have made a feature film (The Pa Boys released 2014) my true passion is making low-budget films about people, culture and land. I love to just turn up and start shooting, creating ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

Auckland

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By ttlax | Views [273]

Well, we finally made it! After a long trip, we arrived in Auckland. It started with a flight to LA and about 8 hrs there where I tried on some wetsuits, we ran some errands, stopped by the Russo's to say hi to Christina and the kids and met Jason for ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures