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Category Archives: New Zealand travels
Napier and Greater Hawkes Bay
We spent three days in Napier area, visiting various towns and spots, and enjoying several activities, including a few Grab One things. We found some fun things to do and some wonderful places to enjoy the views. Our first stop … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand North Island, New Zealand tourism, New Zealand travels
Tagged Faraday Centre Napier New Zealand, Hastings New Zealand, Hawke's Bay Farmer's Market Hastings, Hawke's Ridge Winery in Hastings, Mata Peak Havelock North New Zealand, Napier Art Deco Tours, Napier New Zealand, Napier Prison, Napier's Centennial Gardens
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Boating at Coromandel Town, New Zealand
A few months ago, we sold our sailboat since we couldn’t use it much, and bought ourselves an inflatable boat with electric motor. We’ve taken our boat out a few times at our own beach. Since we were up at Coromandel … Continue reading
Posted in Firth of Thames New Zealand, Life in New Zealand, New Zealand North Island, New Zealand travels, New Zealand Wildlife, New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula
Tagged Boating in Coromandel Harbour New Zealand, Boating in Coromandel Town New Zealand, Boating in the Firth of Thames New Zealand
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Wanaka Puzzling World and Wanaka Beer Works
We stayed the last day of our South Island holiday in Wanaka, north of Queenstown, at the Wanaka Bakpaka. After checking in, we drove out of town a ways to the Wanaka Beer Works, and the following morning, before flying … Continue reading
Milford Sound, Fiordlands, New Zealand
We had an amazing cruise on Milford Sound in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park, with good weather and plenty of space on the cruise ship (few people). The water was smooth, other than for a few minutes as we turned around … Continue reading
Te Anau, Manapouri, and Native New Zealand birds
We stayed three nights in Te Anau at the Kingsgate Millenium Hotel, and from there we explored the surrounding area including Milford Sound (next blog topic). We had planned to spend our first full day exploring Doubtless Sound by kayak, … Continue reading
Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand, including Skyline Gondola and Luge
Andrew and I again took a holiday to coincide with a conference his work sent him to, this time to Queenstown in South Island for the New Zealand Resource Management Law Association‘s annual conference. Andrew attended talks, field trips, and … Continue reading
Rewa’s Maori Village in Kerikeri, New Zealand
Straight across from Stone Store and Mission House in Kerikeri is Rewa’s Village, a great re-creation of a Maori village. We were there after hours, and there’s a donation box at the entry requesting a deposit of $2 for entry. … Continue reading
Ake Ake Vineyard and Restaurant, Kerikeri, New Zealand
We ate most of our meals in our Kerikeri Park Motel room, but we treated ourselves to one very nice dinner out, thanks to a Grab One voucher, at the Ake Ake Vineyard and Restaurant located just a few kilometres … Continue reading
Posted in Living in New Zealand, New Zealand North Island, New Zealand travels
Tagged Ake Ake Vineyard & Restaurant in Kerikeri New Zealand
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Cape Reinga in the far north of New Zealand, where two seas meet
Our next full day in Northland after Waitangi and Russell was to the far north, to Cape Reinga. Here there is a very well crafted walkway with benches for rests and signposts (in both English and Maori) about the … Continue reading
Kerikeri, Northland, New Zealand
We enjoyed a long weekend in Northland a couple weeks ago. We’d been wanting to visit the far north of New Zealand for quite awhile (as part of our desire to see all of New Zealand), and when Grab One … Continue reading
Posted in Living in New Zealand, New Zealand North Island, New Zealand travels
Tagged Grabone.co.nz, Kerikeri Park Motel in Kerikeri New Zealand
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