New Zealand: Home of the Maori, The Lord of the Rings, The All-Blacks Rugby Team and for a month the Newells
In and around New Zealand
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New Zealand is the first major destination on our Excellent Adventure (go Wild Stallions!!...apologies toBill and Ted). We're here for about a month, so get used to it NZ! As if a whole country minds us being here, especially a country like New Zealand which is officially kept floating on the ocean water by all the money bags filled with tourist dollars.
We hope you enjoy reading about all our adventures here in Aotearoa: The Land of the Long White Cloud.
We're here for about a month, so get used to it NZ!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler The Newell Post
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Auckland: We have arrived!
A city never looked so good as this one! After a very long flight and an incident involving a mouse we had at long last reached our destination -Ne... Continue reading »
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Hahei: Chillin' on Hot Water Beach
Our first stop on our country wide bus tour was a little village called Hahei. The main attraction in the area is it's geothermal action at Hot Wat... Continue reading »
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Raglan: New Zealand's Version of Surfer's Paradise
I wish I could tell you that we totally carved up the waves in Raglan, one of the prime surfing areas of the world. We didn't. There were a few peo... Continue reading »
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Rotorua: Phew, Now That Stinks!
Well as the title indicates, Rotorua does not smell the best - in fact it stinks. Now I am lucky, because I can't smell, but actually I knowContinue reading »
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Kaituna River: Foolhardy Waterfall Rafting
Time for our first death defying activity in NZ: white water rafting.
When Heather visited NZ back in 2002 she andher good friend Amberrafte... Continue reading »
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Lake Taupo: Adventures in Skydiving
"A New Zealand must do" said our travel agent. This is where it all began. When it's a couple weeks away it's amazing how brave you can feel. "Sign... Continue reading »
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Tongariro Crossing: A Walk to Remember
The Tongariro Crossing or "Mount Doom" for all of you "Lord of the Rings" fans has been mine and Michael's favorite part of New Zealand so far. The... Continue reading »
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Wellington: Windy Enough to Blow Your Nose For You
People refer to New Zealand's capital city of Wellington as "Windy Wellington". Yeah, I can see that. We only spent one night here, but despite the... Continue reading »
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Abel Tasman: Ohhhh, the Sandflies!
Let me start by saying that Abel Tasman National Park is absolutely beautiful. The water is an amazing shade of blue and there are tons of white sa... Continue reading »
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Barrytown: Bone Carving, Greenstone, Pancake Rocks and Taking It All In
The west coast of the South Island of New Zealand is known as the "Wild West Coast". It's mostly rainforest and only around 6% of the entire countr... Continue reading »
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Franz Josef: A Whole Lot of Ice We Didn't See
By the time we reached Franz Josef (the town, notthe person, although it is named after the person) we were both getting tired of all the high acti... Continue reading »
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Haast: Search for the lost handbag
Haast was sort of a brief pit stop after the Franz Josef Glacier and on our way to Queenstown. A way to break up a long drive if you will. When we... Continue reading »
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Queenstown: The Adventure Capital of New Zealand
Queenstown is to New Zealand what Banff is to Canada. For those of you that don't know, Banff is in the mountains, it's full of trendy, overpriced... Continue reading »
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Christchurch: A little taste of England in New Zealand
Christchurch is a really quaint little city. Funny that I say little when it is actually bigger than Saskatoon - but anyway I digress. Continue reading » -
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Piahia: Wrap Up of Last Few Days in New Zealand
We did so much in the last week of our stay in New Zealand, that it's hard to recall all of it to put into story form. We're going to post all sorts... Continue reading »
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