Destination: New Zealand

The Queen Charlotte Track

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 | By john_hockley | Views [1670]

We travelled to the start of the Queen Charlotte Track on the mail boat, which delivers mail to the remote houses on the Marlborough Sounds as often there are no road connections. It was a beautifully sunny day and the skipper/postman gave us a great ... Read more >

Lake Waikaremoana

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1346]

It's another long drive through amazing scenery, while listening to great music and partaking in our favourite past time of taking the p out of each other.  Lake why have a banana (our only way of remembering it) or Lake W as I'll call it, is another ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Stormy Seas and a Friday 13th departure.

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 | By anna | Views [1229] | 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

Geocaching and Katikati

Thu, 14 Aug 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1156]

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 >

The Bay of Islands and the Far North

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By claremccallum | Views [1049] | Comments [2]

Hi again...another update! Our stay in the bay of Islands was really nice, although we did not visit everything as we plan to head back there in a few days to stay with Tom's old history teacher for a little while. During our few days there, we stayed ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Whirinaki Forest

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 | By melissa | Views [991] | Comments [4]

i thought i was safe in new zealand.  there are no bears, no wild cats, no snakes, no huge insects, or anything that would really do you any harm.  so saturday night i settled into my sleeping bag in the tent with complete ease, ready for a restful ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Day 1 Arriving in Auckland and Collecting our Apollo Motorhome

Mon, 9 Apr 2012 | By mudskipper | Views [894]

Intro: This blog summarises our NZ holiday. We seem to only do an overseas trip once every 3 years, and what with our son now 15yo, I had wondered if this may be the last time he would want to travel overseas with us. Considering this, I wanted ... Read more >

Tags: apollo camper, apollo motorhomes, auckland, nz

When in Rome, Go See Auckland

Mon, 4 Apr 2011 | By proneymooners | Views [882] | Comments [1]

After not showering, doing laundry, and eating lots of PB&J sandwiches for 26 days, we thought we would drop into the "Big City" of Auckland on the North Island to get some city back in us before going to Hong Kong and Beijing. We were ... Read more >

Wilderness Days

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 | By mdcamps | Views [639]

The big draw for this New Zealand trip was getting outdoors and exploring their great tracks and hut system. Unfortunately, trying to see both North and South islands in 3 weeks, without your own transportation, that is a bit difficult. But finally, ... Read more >

Tags: tramping

Everybody's got a story.

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [590] | Comments [1]

I'm now in Little River, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. Actually, I'm about 5k outside of Little River wwoofing on a property owned by Glen Rositter. Glen is a sometimes DJ, party promoter, and organic enthusiast. His property is really lovely - on the ... Read more >

Auckland

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By ttlax | Views [344]

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

Always Talk to Strangers

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry

Hours on winding Kiwi country roads, jerkily manoeuvring the little red Go Kart I'd hired, were taking their toll: I had come down from my Hobbit-y high from the Lord of the Rings set at Matamata the day before and needed a new adventure as a little travel ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Talking to strangers

Sun, 4 May 2014 | By | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry

I curled my fingers around the bar that fit behind my seat, thumbs locked and looped through my pants like a safety belt for the nagging nana on the back of my mind. Blurs of amber glows, chattering locals, and a mixture of nutty smells trailed after ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: Aotearoa close-up

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 | By jordi | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: travel photography scholarship 2013

Photos: Mount Aspiring National Park

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery