The best places to visit in New Zealand
Nov 24th 2006, 3:32 pm
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by SirEglamore
I think you still need a job offer for work to res. and we're too old for a working holiday one 
Work to residence cut off is 55 and looking at your pics I'd say you've got a long way to go, either that or i should've gone to specsavers!!!
Nov 24th 2006, 3:49 pm
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by GowHow
North Island highlights for me were
Bay of Islands - take the boat ride through the hole in the rock
Giant Kauri Trees in Northland forests - just awesome
Coromondel peninsula coastal drive and narrow guage railway in coromondel town
Rotarua was good, but a bit smelly
Napier was good, but I felt a bit young (full of retirees)
Huka Falls - helluva lot of water going very fast!
Tongariro National Park. We only managed to climb up Mt. Ruapehu but the views were awesome (see pic on who are we talking to thread)
Read my blog for a bit more info on what we managed on our trip
Bay of Islands - take the boat ride through the hole in the rock
Giant Kauri Trees in Northland forests - just awesome
Coromondel peninsula coastal drive and narrow guage railway in coromondel town
Rotarua was good, but a bit smelly
Napier was good, but I felt a bit young (full of retirees)
Huka Falls - helluva lot of water going very fast!
Tongariro National Park. We only managed to climb up Mt. Ruapehu but the views were awesome (see pic on who are we talking to thread)
Read my blog for a bit more info on what we managed on our trip
Nov 24th 2006, 3:52 pm
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by kev&sarah
Huka Falls last week. (That's if we could get these pics loaded)
No then Obi Wan do you have anymore lovely piccy's from your little exped?
Nov 24th 2006, 4:12 pm
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by Jack Daws
You can almost feel the force from those pictures
No then Obi Wan do you have anymore lovely piccy's from your little exped?
No then Obi Wan do you have anymore lovely piccy's from your little exped?
Cape Maria Bay and Cape Reinga
Nov 24th 2006, 4:37 pm
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by kev&sarah
Huka Falls last week. (That's if we could get these pics loaded)
Nov 24th 2006, 5:05 pm
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by kev&sarah
Cape Maria Bay and Cape Reinga
I can just picture Pixie-Dust set up with her 2 donkey's charging $2 a ride with her "Kiss me quick" hat on just there
Looks great. Was it?
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Nov 24th 2006, 7:05 pm
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by Jack Daws
Hey Southerner apart from the BOI theyre all in South island. Owt up norf?
Nov 24th 2006, 7:13 pm
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by southerner
Nowt - but they do have some nice beaches in parts, but nothing compared to Abel Tasman, Catlins or Stewart Island.
If we move over then I think we will have to have a good old meander round the South Island. Looks stunning but a little too cold for me to live in
Nov 24th 2006, 8:20 pm
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by kev&sarah
Work to residence cut off is 55 and looking at your pics I'd say you've got a long way to go, either that or i should've gone to specsavers!!!
Nov 25th 2006, 4:11 am
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by Jack Daws
Thought you might say that
If we move over then I think we will have to have a good old meander round the South Island. Looks stunning but a little too cold for me to live in
If we move over then I think we will have to have a good old meander round the South Island. Looks stunning but a little too cold for me to live in
Stats show that the temps and sunshine hours are better in NZ main centres compared to all UK cities.
People lose sight of the fact that the warmest parts of NZ are in the south, as well as the coldest. Its also hard to dispute the view that Nelson and Marlborough have the best overall climates of anyway in the country. I personally find northern part of North Island too sticky (and rainy) for my liking, but I concede that you would probably get used to that.
You also tend to get more distinct seasons the further south you go, something I like.
But I should shut up now, I don't want to encourage any more population down these parts.
Nov 25th 2006, 6:49 am
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Originally Posted by southerner
Define "too cold".
Stats show that the temps and sunshine hours are better in NZ main centres compared to all UK cities.
People lose sight of the fact that the warmest parts of NZ are in the south, as well as the coldest. Its also hard to dispute the view that Nelson and Marlborough have the best overall climates of anyway in the country. I personally find northern part of North Island too sticky (and rainy) for my liking, but I concede that you would probably get used to that.
You also tend to get more distinct seasons the further south you go, something I like.
But I should shut up now, I don't want to encourage any more population down these parts.
Stats show that the temps and sunshine hours are better in NZ main centres compared to all UK cities.
People lose sight of the fact that the warmest parts of NZ are in the south, as well as the coldest. Its also hard to dispute the view that Nelson and Marlborough have the best overall climates of anyway in the country. I personally find northern part of North Island too sticky (and rainy) for my liking, but I concede that you would probably get used to that.
You also tend to get more distinct seasons the further south you go, something I like.
But I should shut up now, I don't want to encourage any more population down these parts.
Dec 2nd 2006, 8:50 am
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Come on where else is there?
Dec 2nd 2006, 10:29 am
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The best places to visit in New Zealand
There is always Pakiri Beach, where one can go horse riding.
We went there as Baby Nice Girl used to be horse mad, all of the family booked up for a neddy ride along the beach.
It was a hot day when we went and the beach was/is spectacular and almost totally deserted. I think there must be silicone or some other reflective substance in the sand on the beach as there were perfect reflections in the sand as it glistened.
I asked for an old nag as it has been some years since I have mounted (!) a horse, I found out his given name, an indigenous name actually meant ‘Run-like-the-Wind’ and he was a fast mother.
But beautiful scenery, wonderful beach and if you like that sort of thing great horses as well.
We went there as Baby Nice Girl used to be horse mad, all of the family booked up for a neddy ride along the beach.
It was a hot day when we went and the beach was/is spectacular and almost totally deserted. I think there must be silicone or some other reflective substance in the sand on the beach as there were perfect reflections in the sand as it glistened.
I asked for an old nag as it has been some years since I have mounted (!) a horse, I found out his given name, an indigenous name actually meant ‘Run-like-the-Wind’ and he was a fast mother.
But beautiful scenery, wonderful beach and if you like that sort of thing great horses as well.
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Dec 2nd 2006, 11:07 am
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
We had our first visitors from Ireland last week. They were with us for 5 days and are at this moment making their way around some part of the South Island in a camper van. We were tourists whilst they were here and it was brilliant! We went to Kelly Tarlton's, Sky Tower, drove 7 hours to Cape Reinga on Sunday and then back again to spend the night with some lovely, lovely people who promised donkeys but didn't deliver 
On Monday we went to Waitangi and then took the ferry from Pahia to Russell. We finally arrived back in Auckland at 6pm on Monday - shell shocked but happy Here's a few pics
Hubby at Sky Tower
Carved house at Waitangi
Russell
We were tourists whilst they were here and it was brilliant! We went to Kelly Tarlton's, Sky Tower, drove 7 hours to Cape Reinga on Sunday and then back again to spend the night with some lovely, lovely people who promised donkeys but didn't deliver On Monday we went to Waitangi and then took the ferry from Pahia to Russell. We finally arrived back in Auckland at 6pm on Monday - shell shocked but happy Here's a few picsHubby at Sky Tower
Carved house at Waitangi
Russell
Dec 2nd 2006, 11:07 am
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Re: The best places to visit in New Zealand
Couple more
Cape Reinga
One of my favourite's from Kelly Tarlton's
Cape Reinga
One of my favourite's from Kelly Tarlton's