Blogs from Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 17

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga April 18th 2007

Some photos Australasia » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga By AngelagApril 18th 2007Well I have finally found an internet cafe that lets me download my photos!!! Makes for better reading than a page full of text!! Enjoy!! ... read more

Got some wheels

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga February 21st 2007

the new proud owner

Manolo

hab mir grade nen Wagen ersteigert, Yay.... read more

Christmas in Tuaranga and New Years in Gisborne

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga January 3rd 2007

AlisonJ

Well, its that time of year, holiday time that is. A time to spend with friends and family, which is always difficult for the lone traveller as the family is back at home which the holiday season painfuly reminds them of. Fortunetly I have the friends. I had decided early on to come back to Tauranga for Christmas as some of my good friends, Pauliene, Jen, Jenna, Maria, Karen, Emily and last but certainly not least Toby wouldbe there. I was nothing like Christmas at home, but after we stopped trying to make it like what we were missing we had a very nice Christmas indeed. On Christmas Eve we drank vine and ate a stew that I made with dumplings (did you know that shortening over here is made from lard, the dumplings were kind ... read more

North Island part 2

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga December 19th 2006

Map so far

Christmas with the Fairhursts Having changed our plans to go to Fiji we jumped at the chance to spend Christmas with friends living in Tauranga in the bay of plenty. Mark, Julie, Charlotte and Olivia (and not to forget Milly the dog) were the perfect hosts, even giving up their bedroom for us as their current extension project was not finished in time. Tauranga is a lovely seaside location with Mt Manganui giving fine views of the surrounding countryside. We spent the few days before Christmas shopping and resting with a quick trip up the Coromandel penisula to visit the hot water beach for a spot of warm water (make that bloody hot water) bathing. It was nice to have a Christmas with kids around as it always seems to add to the excitement. Christmas eve ... read more

McClaren Falls

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga November 15th 2006

Falls

KazzaK

Lovely... read more

Tauranga- The Inescapable Town

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga November 13th 2006

The Strand

AlisonJ

Ahhh Tauranga, one of those little places in the world that you just seem unable to leave, regardless of lack of work or any other entertainment. I have been caught in this small seaside town for about five weeks now, I really have no idea how it happened. Personaly I blame Tauranga Central Backpackers which is far too accomidating. Saying nothing of all the people who stay here, I have found that in New Zealand all us forigners seem to stay together. I think it the people that have really kept me here, Devali night (Indian Christmas, sorry about the spelling) where a bottle of sparkling wine and curry connected with some white porcline. My Irish roomate Pauline whose sleep I inturupted on my first day at 11, but quickly caught up by the second week. ... read more

Pomaly odchadzame

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga May 10th 2006

Mt Eldrig

Janoo

Caute, tak toto je uz nas posledny prospevok z noveho zelandu, lebo za tyzden uz odlietame do Australie cvalat na klokanoch :) Od posledneho prispevku sme sa len presunuli od sopiek, co su vlastne jedine hory, resp vyvysene miesta na severnom ostrove - kopce nesopecneho povodu tu tusim ani nemaju, na planiny plne kiwi a pustili sme sa do zbierania, aby ste, mile deti, mohli mat na vianoce dost kiwi. Mile, vsak? Takze posledne tyzdne sme stravili zbieranim kiwi a opravovanim auta (celkovo tri opravy :( to je moc aj na nas, co sme inak kludne povahy :), ale toto nas dost rozculilo). Kiwi sa nam zbieralo vcelku dobre, len pri zbierani je ten problem, ze ked prsi, tak sa nemoze zbierat, lebo im tam potom nedrzia tie nalepky... tak sa musi vzdy aj rano cakat, ... read more

Easter at Omokoroa

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga April 7th 2006

Nico dans l'eau

nisha nico

A trip away with Malcolm, Sandra, Dulcie, Paul and Trish - loads of fish and sun :-)... read more

Woofing in Te Puke

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga March 29th 2006

First day on the farm

alcarney

We travelled from Ohope near Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty, to Te Puke which is a half hour from my cousin's daughter and her family in Tauranga. The wwoof hosts were a bit older than us, and had been living on their plot of land for about 17 years. They have a large flower garden outside their house which is perched on a flat area surrounded by hills sloping down away from them. They have about a hundred sheep and 32 head of cattle (calves), chooks and ducks. We discovered that there were not that many organic practices that were used on this farm. The plant material that I cut and pulled from the flower garden was put in a bin, driven away by tractor and burned in a distant paddock! The kitchen compost pile ... read more

A short rest with friends

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga March 11th 2006

globe_trekker

Hi, I feel like I am back at school on my first day. I am here in beautiful New Zealand and am currently staying with some friends up in the by of plenty about to have a BBQ. I've walked around mount mauganui (spelt wrong I am sure!). That was beautiful (as is much that you do and see here!). I am heading back to Rotorua tomorrow to catch the bus onto Taupo where if I can muster up the courage I will throw myself out of a plane at 12000 ft because that is what you do in NZ it seems! I watched a local rugby game yesterday which was so much better than back home (in England). I went to a local maori cultural night on thu. night where i learnt the pois dance ... read more

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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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