International Student Volunteers: New Zealand
In and around New Zealand
I am traveling to New Zealand with International Student Volunteers. I will be working with Kuaka, a local organization, on a conservation project in the Bay of Plenty region. I will be with thirty seven other students from the United kingdom, Canada, and the United States. After two weeks of conservation work I move onto the adventure tour and travel across New Zealand.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler IUP Cook Honors College
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Weekend Trip to Coromandel
We have a tour guide as our bus driver named Paul; as we drove along he gave told us a lot about New Zealand and showed us some p... Continue reading »
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Maori Welcoming
This morning we went back to Linnley Park to finish weeding and prepare the site for planting with school children next week.&... Continue reading » -
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First Few Days of Work
This morning we went to I’ Anson Reserve to learn about some of the native plants in New Zealand as an introduction to the work we will be doing. Th... Continue reading » -
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Conservation Work
This is the fist time I have internet access in two weeks, so I have been keeping a jounal about my trip that I can now post.&... Continue reading » -
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Last Few Days of Work
On Tuesday we went to a local elementary school. Our groups each talked about where we are all from and then just pla... Continue reading »
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Beach
Friday and Monday we went to Matakana Island. We were lucky because we were the only ISV group of the summer to get t... Continue reading »
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Mount Maunganui
We had a free day today and had the option to go to Mount Maunganui. It is a very rich area but very pretty and worth go... Continue reading » -
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Mount Maunganui
We had a free day today and had the option to go to Mount Maunganui. We hiked up the mount; it was good exercise but not... Continue reading » -
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Night at the Marae
To finish our time with Kuaka, the local Maori people host us at their Marae for the night. We arrived in the afternoon... Continue reading » -
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Night at the Marae
To finish our time with Kuaka, the local Maori people host us at their Marae for the night. We arrived in the afternoon... Continue reading » -
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Glow Worm Caves
Our adventure tour began today. A tour bus picked us up from the Marae and we drove to pick up out tour guide, Scott.... Continue reading »
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Rotorua
We traveled from Waitomo to Rotorua this morning. Along the way we went zorbing (from the Amazing Race). They f... Continue reading »
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White Water Rafting
We drove to Rangitukia today. We stopped at Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings, it was one of the prettiest views I ha... Continue reading »
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Wellington
After white water rafting we hit the road for Wellington which has more bars and cafes per capita than any city in the worl... Continue reading »
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South Island
We took the ferry to the South Island, it was about three hours but the ferry is nice, we were able to watch movies,... Continue reading » -
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South Island: Nelson
We took the ferry to the South Island, it was about three hours but the ferry is nice, we were able to watch movi... Continue reading »
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Franz Josef Glacier Hiking
We traveled all day Sunday. Along the way we stopped to see a seal colony at Cape Foulwinds, the Pancake Rocks at Pun... Continue reading »
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