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Introduction
208km (129 miles) SE of Auckland; 86km (53 miles) NW of Rotorua Tauranga is no longer the sleepy place of my childhood holidays. Somewhere along the way, it has transformed itself into a sort of miniature version of Australia's Gold Coast.... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There By Plane -- Air New Zealand National & Link (tel. 0800/767-767 in NZ), operates daily flights from Tauranga and Whakatane to Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. By Coach (Bus) -- InterCity (tel. 09/913-6100) and Newman... Continue reading »
Tauranga Travel Experiences
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Volcanos and Geysers and Steam (Oh my!)
Day 19:Stephanie, we ain’t in Pennsylvania anymore! Our drive to Taupo took us to thermal areas and volcanoes. This is a very active ge... Continue reading »
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Geothermal Parks & Sledging. (photos)
For those of you that don't know New Zealand is a hot bed for activity. Not just adventure activities like bungee jumping, but geot... Continue reading »
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Christmas with the family
Set off from Raglan via the Waitomo glow worm caves, very cold and lots of stalactites and stalagmites as well as the glow worms!!! ... Continue reading »
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RotoVegas
Since I was already so far north for the Hamilton match, I decided to take a few days to travel before heading back to Wellington. That i... Continue reading »
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New Zealand, Matamata: Two Hobbits from London Da...
Matamata was situated on New Zealand's North Island, and was our first brush with something "Lord of the Rings" in the country. For those... Continue reading »
