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Mon, 3 Aug 2015 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [977]
I'm not really a cat person but every chance she can get our cat Molly comes and sits on me, on the couch, on the bed... I give her her biscuits now and then and she gets a stroke down her back but other than that not much TLC from me as she is Kent's ... Read more >
Sat, 15 May 2010 | By emily_zitcer | Views [959] | Comments [5]
Since last writing we have moved from the South island up to the North, where we went from Wellington to Taupo, onto Rotorua and then Auckland, and we are now almost at the most northerly point in The Bay of Islands, near the end of our time on the Kiwi ... Read more >
Mon, 4 Apr 2011 | By proneymooners | Views [898] | 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 >
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [727]
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 >
Fri, 13 Feb 2015 | By wtarmstrong | Views [655]
Fun Fact: The Kiwifruit was originally known as the Chinese Gooseberry. It originated in northern China, not New Zealand. In fact, New Zealand isn’t even the world’s top producer of Kiwifruit. That title goes to Italy. The name Kiwifruit ... Read more >
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Sat, 16 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [629] | 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 >
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 | By catherinehobbs | Views [543]
It's my last day at work in Wellington... this is not a very good story so far but I'm sure it will get better as I travel. Although chances are I will forget to update this site! Love Catherine
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Tue, 13 Aug 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [462]
In '18 I braved -16 cold on a short journey to Scandinavia to photograph the aurora borealis (northern lights). My friend Craig has an aurora forecast app on his phone and told me there would likely be an "event" going on this evening. As I walked up ... Read more >
Wed, 18 Jan 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [424]
Mount Aspiring! As the "Matterhorn of the South," the name alone draws me. I'm always aspiring to do things and to accomplish huge goals. I've never regarded myself as a technical climber, but I've climbed a number of "walk-up" mountains including Mt.... Read more >
Wed, 5 Nov 2014 | By dutchellis | Views [323]
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
Thu, 16 Dec 2010 | By homeless-hannah | Photo Gallery
The first two weeks of the trip- starting in Auckland and heading up the east coast to Paihia and then onto Cape Reinga which is as far north as you can go!
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Mon, 8 Oct 2007 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 21 Mar 2008 | By lijanne13 | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By bigwhite | Photo Gallery
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