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Wellington
by Ginger Dingus, CruiseCritic.com
Wellington, New Zealand's cosmopolitan capital city, is located
at the southern tip of the North Island and at the physical
center of the country. You could say that all roads lead to
Wellington -. Read More
Tastes Like Chicken
by Ginger Dingus, Islands
Next time you’re in New Zealand, try the grubs. Read More
Auckland, New Zealand's cultural hub
by Jules Older, The Montreal Gazette
New Zealand stands tall (if quietly) in the arena of cultural attractions, especially
its biggest city, Auckland. Read More
Food, Film & Far-Out Fun. Eight ways to see New Zealand
by Helena Zukowski, Canadian Traveller,
Photography: Helena Zukowski
After a morning driving down Coramandel's east coast, my Kiwi friend, Liz, her husband JT and
I pulled up to a small mom-and-pop restaurant they knew near Thames for a nice alfresco lunch.
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Eating Auckland
by Jules Older, Destinations
Older's First Law of International Travel is this: You don't really know a place until you know how it tastes.
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Auckland's Sky Tower - They Jump From It
by Jules Older, AAA Journeys
Until 1997, the skyline of New Zealand’s largest city was a drab, unfocused
admixture of old and new buildings, few of them architecturally
inspired. Read More
New Zealand’s Tree Tops Lodge -- Wildlife Watching in the Pacific
by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, BellaOnline.com
The Olive House is part of Hapuku Lodge, located in Kaikoura, about halfway between Picton and Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island. The size of an apartment and outfitted like one, with a full kitchen and a living room big enough for a wedding reception, the Olive House is the largest of the lodge’s “Tree House” suites. Read More
A North Island Adventure
by Ginger Dingus, Postcards Magazine,
Photography: Ginger Dingus
A driving tour is the perfect way to see New Zealand’s spectacular North Island, from the hot springs of Rotorua to the wine country of Wairarapa.
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Ski Queenstown 10 reasons
by Jules Older, Ski Press Canada
Here are 10 good reasons to ski Queenstown now: Read More
New New Zealand: The country is vastly changed --
and more sophisticated
by Jules Older, The Montreal Gazette
If you haven't visited New Zealand in the past decade, you'll have trouble
recognizing the place. Read
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New Zealand for Indoor Types
by Jules Older, Destinations
Ads for New Zealand always feature the young and fit cheerfully backpacking, kayaking and climbing in the clean, green countryside.
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And the Winner is
by Jules Older, Destinations
“And now, ladies and gentlemen, the winner of
the coveted Most Improved Country award goes to — the
envelope, please — why, why…it’s New Zealand!”
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Bike Waiheke Island: The world's second-best cure for jetlag
by Jules Older, Vermont Sports Magazine
She's giving you directions, and you don't even know what she's saying,
do you? When the bike rental agent on Waiheke Island says, "En
fromthetpoinon, the roadwye is mittle," you haven't a clue what
she's talking about. Read More
The more she changes mate, the more she changes
by Jules Older, Destinations
The more she changes mate, the more she changes says Jules Older.
Here’s the deal. Except for a few weeks in 1991, I hadn’t been to New Zealand since 1986. Now I was on a cross-country tour, starting in Queenstown and criss-crossing northward until I hit Auckland.
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New Zealand
by Susan Davidson, “n” Magazine
Far away are the two islands known as New Zealand. Once part of a continent that included Antarctica, Australia, Africa and South America, New Zealand is now separated from the rest of the world by the Tasman Sea. Read More
Wellington and Napier, New Zealand
by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Modernism,
Photography: Stillman Rogers
Art Deco was hot in 1931. Jazzy in form, functional and unfussy, it eschewed cast-iron ornaments and brick construction in favor of sleek, sturdy reinforced concrete. It was cheap to build. And most important for seismic-active New Zealand, it could withstand earthquakes. So when Napier, a quiet seaside town of 1600 people on North Island, was leveled by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in 1931, it rose from the rubble as a showcase of Art Deco.
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Boots and Paddles in Kiwiland
by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Marco Polo
Magazine, Photography: Stillman Rogers
“It looks more like a camel from this side,” I called to the couple in the next kayak as I rounded the huge tide-worn granite outcrop off the coast of New Zealand’s Abel Tasman National Park. As my eyes followed my voice, I realized that there wasn’t any kayak there. Read More
Ski Auckland: New Zealand's Indoor Skiing
by Jules Older, Ski Area Management
Magazine
At first glance, Auckland’s North Shore doesn't look like prime ski territory. For the careful observer, there are a number of clues.
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New Zealand's Remarkable North
by Helena Zukowski
It was not the best of days to stand before a god. From the minute our Maori guide, Reuben, picked up my small group at Auckland airport for our tour of one of New Zealand's least-visited areas, the Northland, we had heard tales about Tane Mahuta, God of the Forest.
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