Blogs from Porirua, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Porirua May 7th 2017

Nous arrivons le soir à Porirua, une première puisqu'on s'était promis de ne pas rouler de nuit. En hiver, le soleil de Nouvelle-Zélande se couche encore plus tôt qu'à La Réunion; vers 17.30. Cette ville en bord de mer est très jolie et bien plus grande que ce qu'on imaginait. On gare le van sur un terrain: derrière nous 2 stades de rugby pendant que l'océan et un parc nous font face. Y a pas à dire, les parkings self-contained de façon générale proposent de beaux emplacements et proches de commodités: de quoi passer un moment agréable. On a (toujours) de la chance puisque le soleil est au rendez-vous donc on décide de se promener, prendre une douche (2$), faire des emplettes dans un outlet et bien sûr passer à la bibliothèque pour recharger nos appareils ... read more

Getting ready!

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Porirua June 6th 2013

Megpie

Just starting to pack my things and say my goodbyes! 2 days to go!... read more

Wellington Area

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Porirua October 2nd 2012

Porirua - Adrenalin Forest

KiwiRochelle

To start the day off, we tried connecting to the internet. We got a connection but it was very slow. Trying to post a daily travel blog with photos is extremely difficult to do in NZ! After a while we gave up because it was eating up too much time. We drove into Porirua to go to the Adrenelin Forest. This is where they have a multilevel aerial obstacle course. Samuel was only tall enough to do course 1 and 2, but Elizabeth could do as many as she wanted. Neil, Elizabeth and Samuel all took to the trees, while I stayed on the ground to be photographer. Each participant is responsible for their own safety and must keep themselves attached to the wires at all times using two carabiners to do so. Samuel loved it! ... read more

The Wait

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Porirua November 4th 2010

Buddabroad

So I've finished packing and now the nerves are starting to set in!! I can't help but worry about will I have the courage to meet new people in Vancouver?? Since I'm not meeting Spence or Sophie till Calgary and I have a week n Vancouver alone :S Haha But I just checked the weather report and the funny thing is the only difference between Wellington and Vancouver is the fact that Wellington has wind and Vancouver doesn't. Despite the fact NZ is in Spring! and Canada is in Autumn! Now that doesn't seem right does it? O well time to turn off the Lappy and Pack it for the flight even though I don't leave for another 6 hours but I need to get my Outrageous Fortune fix before I go oh and Marmite!! ... read more

Ka kite Wellington

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Porirua January 29th 2010

Julia and the plane

JuliaAndDan

The end of our time is Wellington has come, so as its the last time we will have easy access to a computer we will give all you avid readers a little update of our final days in the Capital. Julia went away with her parents between Christmas and New Year to see a little bit of the North island, and even bullied the whole family into jumping out of a perfectly good aeroplane to do yet another skydive. She went black water rafting in the Waitomo Caves, visited a living Maori thermal village, and finished the expedition off with another quad biking trip. While Julia was away having a whale of a time, Dan was slaving away in order to be able to put some food on the table. Christmas in retail means long hours, ... read more

Merry Christmas from Wellington

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Porirua December 25th 2009

Christmas morning

JuliaAndDan

Merry Christmas everyone and thanks for all the lovely cards and presents :) We hope everyone at home had a great Christmas with lots of snow! Our Christmas day was very different to what we are used to...it began with opening presents and our stockings from Santa, then we headed off to the beach for a paddle in the sea. We were planning to have a picnic on the beach but it was very windy, so we ate that in the car instead. In the afternoon we headed home, and spent the rest of the day out in the garden playing frisbee and lounging around, then had a huge barbequed feast thanks to our housemate, Scott. We both got some great presents, lots of lovely English chocolate (the chocolate here isn't very nice), a book all ... read more

We ♥ Wellington

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Porirua September 23rd 2009

Wellington

JuliaAndDan

It’s been a while since we last did a blog. We haven’t got much to write about, however we though we would show you some of the eyesores around Wellington… We’re still working hard, saving the pennies for our next big adventures…Julia is still working as a nanny, enjoying the playgrounds and beaches during the weeks, and exploring Wellington at the weekends. Dan on the other hand has become a sales super star with Telecom and is earning heaps of commission. He joins Julia and the boys on his days off for picnics and walks around the clifftops. Other news from our side of the world…we have sold our beloved campervan Joey, and are going to camp our way around the North island, so will be braving tents and wild campsites for 2 months! We have ... read more

Moana Lodge and ferry home

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Porirua January 11th 2009

Cobb Cottage

We left Whakapapa on Saturday morning and headed south via Wanganui, back down to Wellington. We spent the night at "Moana Lodge" in Plimmerton and headed into the capital for a meal and the chance to see Quantum of Solace again on a big cinema screen. The next day we caught the ferry across to South Island and drove home via Marlborough and Kaikoura, stopping to see the seal colonies and 'Cobb Cottage' - an original settler's cobb cottage that has miraculously survived the years of earthquakes that have flattened all it's contemporaries. In total, we covered 3149km in just over two weeks but it helped that petrol was down to a $1.289/litre (with supermarket vouchers) which is pretty cheap. It's on it's way up again though. The wine was great as was the food and ... read more

From the Kapiti Coast to the Colonial Knob

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Porirua November 14th 2008

POO for sale 50c a bag

coco94

The next morning Brid and Chris decided to go just south of Palmerston to visit the Tui factory; we opted out and decided to press on to The Kapiti Coast and more importantly Kapiti Island Bird Sanctuary. On the way down the very hilly South East coast we made a couple of quick stops. First was at Waitarere Beach, all very windswept and a taste of things to come. On the turn off for the beach we saw a sign saying ‘HORSE POO 50c Bag’; of course we stopped for a photo. By know it was mid-afternoon and we were ready to eat. I spotted a guy parked up with his kids eating a bag of chips. When I asked where the chippy was he laughed and thrust a very large portion of hot chips in ... 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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