Blogs from Hamilton, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 13

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton February 13th 2006

Hey everyone!! So I’m leaving tomorrow!!! I can’t believe it’s already here. Everything is all packed for the most part, just a few little last minute things to do. My plane from Columbia leaves at 12:40, then I’ll fly through Chicago to Los Angeles to meet up with the AustraLearn group. My friend from Furman that’s going with me, Erin, will also be there. It’ll be great to have a familiar face. We leave LA at 9 something, fly 12 or so hours over the Pacific Ocean, and arrive in Auckland at 7 on the morning of the 16th. I believe it’s an 18 hour time difference. Wow! Typing is a little more difficult right now - for some reason I decided it would be a good idea to cut my finger the day before I ... read more

Coromandel Camping

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton February 5th 2006

Claire on The Coromandel

claireandmarc

A few more details before i completely forget. After leaving the Skydive we drove long and hard to get to the surfer town of Whangamata on the east coast of the coromandel. The town itself was pretty nice and the place we stayed at was friendly enough. The highlight was staying in a cheap dorm attatched to the side of the main building which looked just like an air-raid shelter in racing green. During the next day before mooching around town Whangamata provided it's trump card in the Lazy Lizrad cafe. Anyone able to visit should. The best bacon and eggs and the tastiest museli with fresh froot and real fresh yoghurt i ever did taste. As mentioned in the previous blog on our way out of town we stopped for a swim at hot water ... read more

Hamilton the first

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton January 27th 2006

Sunset over Raglan Harbour

Clare and Vernon

Heading to Raglan 19-22/01/06 So we finally set off south, the weather is abysmal, we decide to stop at Papatoetoe to sit out the worst of the rain in a cafe; after 50mins we have another coffee each because we've made the first ones last so long they're cold! The rain continues to pour down, there are rivers running down the paths as well as the roads, the drains are full and outside the cafe is a water feature Charlie Dimmock would be proud to say she'd made. We continue drinking coffee and decide the ride's going to be a short one today. Finally the rain abates and we get togged up in the waterproofs and set off, we occasionally stop to check our route, each time we do somebody comes up to us and offers ... 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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