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A Days Road Trip around the Coromandel
Posted by rosemary on October 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Thirty five years ago I hitchhiked my way to Whitianga with a pack on my back and guitar in my hand. I ended up at the Anglican Vicarage where we formed a community of sorts – as Christian hippies – I lived there for four years. I worked with the Vicar, Bill Smith and his [...]
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A Fishwife Tale – Bay of Plenty
Posted by Rosemary Neave on June 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Dianne Sharma-Winter writes: The setting sun cloaked the evening sky in shades of pinky pastel, highlighting the active volcano of White Island that dominates the coastline around here. A woman wandering by grabs a knife and in swift strokes, beheads the three struggling Kahawai on the beach. “No taste like it,” she sighs in satisfaction. [...]
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Kayaking and Ecotour in Ruakaka, Whangarei
October Long Weekend – a big high was predicted, and a morning high tide – perfect conditions for a paddle in the Ruakaka Estuary and wildlife reserve. Ruakaka is 20 minutes south of Whangarei and 10 mins from Waipu in Northland. Approx. half way to the Bay of Islands its a great place to stop [...]
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Sea Kayaking in Abel Tasman National Park
Posted by Venus Adventures on October 17, 2010 · 2 Comments
“Roughing it” without the suffering by Julie Paterson of Venus Adventures – Global trips for Women As the days begin to stretch before us again, rather than shrink into the dark, then it might be time to plan a little summer adventure for yourself. Nothing too strenuous, but one that will leave you with that [...]
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Fossil finding – another way to travel in New Zealand
Posted by ceridwyn on October 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I slithered down the grassy path and crunched onto the stones at the edge of the beach. The incoming tide lapped and bubbled, while across the water the huge white sand hill gleamed in the fitful sun. No one else on the beach- just the way I like it- as I explored a very different [...]
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Four US Gals Go Wild in New Zealand
Posted by Rosemary Neave on July 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Nili Steiner, Los Angeles “So, how was your adventure trip in New Zealand, Cori?” I asked our friend after our usual warm greetings. We couldn’t quite believe the superlatives that were streaming out of her mouth about the place. Finally she said, “You’ve just GOT to go there”. And so, 15 months later three [...]
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Pathway to the Sunrise: Te Ara ki te Rawhiti
Posted by Rosemary Neave on July 25, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tanya Cumberland and Charmaine Pountney take a Pacific holiday with a difference – the East Coast Highway Yearning for a Pacific holiday? Why not explore our own Pacific coast – Highway 35 around the East Cape of the North Island? This is a stunning 330km journey from Opotiki to Gisborne. Allow at least a week. [...]
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Turangi – Autumn leaves, sparkling rivers, hot pools…
Posted by ceridwyn on May 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We met under the glowing autumn oak – my friend from Wellington and me from Cambridge. The oak tree was in Turangi, beside Lake Taupo, halfway between us, and what great place to spend a night and a day.
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The Forgotten World Highway
Posted by ceridwyn on February 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Four saddles, four volcanoes and about four people, in the middle of the North Island… This highway is so forgotten that I had heard of it only recently- and I thought I knew my own country!. You start from the plains of Stratford, in Taranaki, rise gently through gorgeous green dairy farms, then head through [...]
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Snorkelling at the Poor Knights Islands – the Perfect Day…
Posted by Rosemary Neave on February 2, 2010 · 2 Comments
I live less than an hour and a half from Tutukaka, and had heard that the Poor Knights Islands were one of the best dive spots in the world. I had been in meetings with Jeroen Jongejans of Dive Tutukaka as he shared his passion for the area. But I had never got around to [...]
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