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Re: collections - Exploring Te Manawa Gallery in Palmerston North
Another beautiful day here in New Zealand’s lower North Island! At lunchtime I was in Feilding, about 15 km north of Palmerston North in the Manawatu region - it’s a pretty little town, and that’s not just my opinion, because this place has been voted New Zealand’s most beautiful town no less than thirteen times! [...]
Coming Up Roses! Parnell celebrates the Festival of Roses
This weekend in Auckland the sun was shining, the roses were blooming and hundreds turned out to celebrate the Parnell Festival of Roses ‘08. The annual event grows in popularity every year and this weekend it featured the first ever Parnell Hill Sprint - a gut-busting cycle sprint up Parnell Rise, the suburb’s hip café-lined [...]
The thrill of a lifetime!
Thrillseekers Canyon in Hanmer Springs is gearing up for a busy summer.
This action packed adventure company is a one-stop shop, because not many businesses can offer lots of activities in a single location!
Experience luxury at Hanmer Springs, New Zealand
Select Braemar Lodge and Spa in Hanmer Springs in the South Island in New Zealand is on track to open in December.
The Kaimai Cheese Company: Continuing the tradition of great New Zealand cheese!
I first discovered Kaimai Cheese Company with a wedge of cheddar cheese bought from a stall at the Parnell Farmers’ Market in Auckland. The story of how an old dairy factory was resurrected as a new gourmet cheese company and café in the heart of New Zealand’s dairy country was a fascinating one and I [...]
Eating My Way around Waikato
I am eating my way around Waikato! And driving my way around Waikato. The morning started in Rotorua, but it’s an easy drive from there across to Tirau and I’m in the village of corrugated iron animals and cabbage trees by 10am. First coffee of the day is at Alley Cats Café at the northern [...]
New Zealand’s Best Pinot Noir Wines
Fans of Pinot Noir are in luck - the latest offerings of New Zealand Pinot Noir are some of the best yet. New Zealand’s Pinot Noir wines have defied their reputation as a hard wine to get right with a strong selection of award-winners in a review by Cuisine magazine. Cuisine reviewed a record-breaking number [...]
Cape Kidnappers Named World’s Top Golf Course
New Zealand is the best place in the world to play a round of golf! Well, we already knew that, but it’s been confirmed by UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph, which has named Cape Kidnappers golf course in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay the world’s top golf course.
Beating out the likes of Pebble Beach in the [...]
The Grand Tour of Christchurch – an excellent way to see the city!
The Grand Tour is a fully guided sightseeing tour of Christchurch that includes three popular attractions of the Garden City – Punting on the Avon River, Christchurch Gondola and Christchurch Tramway.
Having experienced The Grand Tour myself, I was impressed by what the trip has to offer.
When I stepped on The Grand Tour coach at 9am [...]
2008 Montana World of WearableArt in Wellington
Last night the 20th annual Montana WOW® Awards Show wowed the audience with the kind of unforgettable spectacle that has come to typify the World of WearableArt®. In the two decades since Suzie Moncrieff came up with the concept as a small promotion for an art gallery in rural Nelson, WOW® has moved to a new [...]
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