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Sun, 21 Aug 2011 | By lauren_watson | Views [61368] | Comments [4]
There are many ways to come into Queenstown. You can fly in from Australia or other parts of New Zealand. On a clear day you get the privilege of watching the large mountains below you as your plane eventually slices between them. You get to ... Read more >
Tags: #blogyourbackyard
Sun, 8 Mar 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [1644] | Comments [2]
It was great to be back on the road after a work break in Wellington (work for Claire, “work” for me). We stuffed our gear into our bags and jumped in a taxi to the Interislander ferry terminal. The 3 hour ferry journey ( a comfortable mode of transport ... Read more >
Tags: camping, ferry, fruit, kayak, seal, springs
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 | By danielle_g | Views [1483]
Friday June 6: Twas a normal day at work, wanted the day to go speedily to meet up with Jennie afterwards to welcome her to Wellington. Was getting a bit of a cold so decided to get a smoothie at lunch for a vitamin boost, never been to said smoothie ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 | By iain_and_tamara | Views [1221] | Comments [1]
With the onset of the Northern winter we decided to visit the world's best country for tourists ( Telegraph Magazine for the past four years ). At first it seemed a ridiculous prospect - to take a holiday from our journey on the other side of the world ... Read more >
Tags: beach, family, friends, hospitality, kiwi summer, on the road
Sat, 11 Aug 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1197]
Even from the small gravelly car park our souls were in peril. Whispy hands of white sulphorous gas ebbed at our feet like a scene from, "The Fog." Ominous clouds of white rose around our bodies. The playwright James Bernard Shaw named ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 9 Oct 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [880]
Today I was a tour guide to, believe or not, my sister's best friend from kindergarten. Dannielle and Danielle (notice the spelling difference) were inseparable as little girls and we always knew the latter as "Danielle R." A few weeks ago I successfully ... Read more >
Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By hannahhackett | Views [802]
Christchurch is a bit of a city in limbo at the moment. It may be over 2 years since the Feb 2011 earthquake that destroyed the heart of the city but that event still defines life in the city and probably will for a generation, until the memories ... Read more >
Tags: antarctic, churches, earthquake, kiwis, memorial
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By egdoster | Views [599]
Hello. I decided to stay an extra week in Kinloch, in order to take care of some stuff that I've been putting off (like fixing my leaking Camelbak & ThermaRest--the Camelbak has leaked since I got it 2 yrs ago, the ThermaRest just the last month), ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Mon, 21 Jan 2013 | By thekiwireporter | Views [454]
Hello and sorry I have not updated my blog for a while.
January started off slowly but with the hot weather I have been able to go for some more walks. I went to Eastbourne and walked out to the lighthouse and some of the lakes in the area which was ... Read more >
Mon, 5 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [430]
It is a beautiful but cool morning as we get ready to begin our ride. Yesterday we rode a bus from Auckland which gave us a great view of the central North Island. The first fifteen miles or so are through the suburbs of Auckland, but the landscape then ... 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, 14 Mar 2014 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Ingredients: Chicken Breast-2 Onion-500 gms Tomatoes-700 gms Ginger Garlic paste-150 gms Whole Garam Masala-50 gms Cumin & Coriander powder-15 gms Red Chilli Powder-20 gms Turmeric Powder-10 gms Salt- to taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil-...
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Wed, 22 Oct 2014 | By jesskamessika | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Imagine, 13 years old, starting high school in a whole new country. I hated it, no friends, no life and bad grades in school. By the time I turned 14 I hated my life, I was insucure, I was depressed and I felt like I had no one. Untill my 15th birthday, ...
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship
Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By ryandavid | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
After watching my little sister playing at the beach, I was upset to see the amount of rubbish there was there. This series both documents and comments on the pollution of New Zealand beaches. NZ promotes itself as "clean and green" but my ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, beaches, children, clean, green, nz, ocecan, pollution, smoking, travel photography scholarship 2011
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery
First impressions
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