Blogs from Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 352

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland January 26th 2002

This was the trip that started the travel madness. E had won a prize from Ansett Airlines to go anywhere in Australia, and one from Air New Zealand to go anywhere on their network. Then Ansett went broke, and Air New Zealand said they would honour the prize with a trip to any destination in NZ. We were saving up to go to Gallipoli in Turkey for Anzac Day, so we were not interested in spending a lot, so decided to travel to Auckland for the Australia Day long weekend. ... read more

Scrooge in Auckland

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland December 15th 2000

Auckland from Above

Tommy No Papers

The following is a Five Day Combined Entry detailing my time spent in Auckland from December 15th-December 20th. Day One I'm now in New Zealand on my first night. Immediately when I stepped into the Auckland Airport it felt more like Christmas. I don't know if it was the colors, dark greens and browns. Maybe it was the fact that people were wearing long pants. Some people even had on long sleeved shirts. The night was cold too, mid-60s. All this and the more familiar temperate plants made it feel a little like New York State. There aren't any really big buildings here that I could see driving in from the airport, except for that big tower all lit up in blue. I don't like arriving at night as I have no idea where I am. ... read more

Auckland, New Zealand

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland August 20th 1999

clarkey

In August 1999 I departed Australia for a 4 week trip around the globe. Countries visited included New Zealand, the USA, Canada, Ireland, England, Denmark, Hong Kong and Singapore. The purpose of the trip was to have a look at international Australian football first hand. This was accomplished by attending some matches and meeting some of the key people in each country. Matches attended included the Auckland Lightning Premiership, the Canadian, British and Danish grand finals, and Singapore v Malaysia in Singapore. DAY 1 - SATURDAY 21st AUGUST I Departed Brisbane on Friday 20th August at 7.15pm, arriving in Auckland at 12.15am. Caught a cab to Will McKenzie's place and we ended up talking footy until approximately 2.30am before calling it a night. Will McKenzie is the General Manager of the New Zealand Australian Football League ... read more

Auckland

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland March 15th 1998

noideagirl

Geo: -36.9374, 174.592Best vege restaurant in the world - knives and forks?... read more

The Commonwealth Games

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland February 1st 1990

Mount Smart Stadium

waterfia

Part of the motorway (or whatever they call it there) had been closed down for the 100km cycle time trials. The alternative route was grid locked and since we were not in any particular hurry and fancied watching some cycling, we parked up and waited around to watch all the various teams go past. The games were entering their second week when we returned to Auckland to stay for the remainder of our time in New Zealand. We got lucky and managed to get some tickets for the athletics at Mount Smart for the next day. And what a great day it was; men's high jump, men's long jump, women's javelin, men's 400m, women's 200m, men's 5000m, women's 110m hurdles and the 800m wheelchairs. Loads of medals for England. As well as cheering for the English ... read more

A Reality Check Whilst Cleaning The Toilet

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland January 23rd 1990

Auckland Harbour Bridge

waterfia

Leaving Australia was very sad for both of us. The flights from Sydney to Auckland, and on to Honolulu and Los Angeles were with United Airlines who had been plagued by accidents at the time. The Australians had taken great pleasure in telling me that I was making a big mistake and how they will only ever fly Quantas who had an impeccable record. However bad United's record was, it wasn't a patch on Aeroflot or Buraq and we had survived them no worries (Heaven help me, I'm starting to sound like an Australian, I mean an Aussie). The flight, however, was fantastic and they had obviously been working hard to counter their reputation. The hostel was one of the YHA efforts that expect you to do 'duties', and well early in the morning as well. ... read more

Brief history of New Zealand

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year...more history

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