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Travel Company G Adventures is offering up the chance for one lucky winner to win a trip for two to New Zealand - where you can explore the land of the Hobbit on you own! Here are the prize details: 2 free spaces for one lucky winner and their travelling companion on any departure of the 'New Zealand - Best of the South Island' (ONSI) tour … [Read more...]
Mastering a new language can be a difficult project, but some learners have found a trick to make it a bit easier: watching lots of British comedies. The Otago Daily Times (yes, it's a New Zealand paper, but stay with me here...) gives us the story of Izumi Uchida, a Japanese writer, translator, and freelance film coordinator who went to New … [Read more...]
The Wheat has been separated from the Chaff! The last sixteen have emerged to take their Quarter Final spots but who were the Wheat and who were the Chaff? The last week of the pool round had some scintillating match ups with Scotland needing to get at least one victory from two very tough encounters against Argentina and England. New Zealand … [Read more...]
The 2011 Rugby World Cup got its first upset of the tournament as the Irish turned over Australia in a thriller at Eden Park, Auckland. The United States recorded their first win as they beat Russia, and reigning champions South Africa and host’s New Zealand sustain their dominance in their pools. The United States had come off the back of a … [Read more...]
We've been hard at work behind the scenes and now we're ready to announce the launch of our latest website - Kiwitopia - the website for people who love New Zealand. I've long been fascinated by the other land down under and since a big chunk of our traffic happens to hail from New Zealand, we've decided to branch out and launch a site … [Read more...]
The 2011 Rugby World Cup is only a week old! Everyone has played at least one game but which of the coaches will be the happy hooker and who will feel they are in the sin bin? The tournament got off to a cracking start with a stunning opening ceremony in Auckland with a choir of 400 singing the Rugby World Cup anthem, World in Union. … [Read more...]
The 2011 Rugby World Cup is now taking place in New Zealand and we have some key info if you're in the USA and would like to watch some of the matches. According to the official website: Rugby World Cup matches will be broadcast on US network television for the first time after the International Rugby Board announced that NBC Sports and … [Read more...]
This video is lovely and whimsical. It hasn't snowed in Wellington, New Zealand since the 1930's so the snow was greeted with understandable excitement. Watch people take time out of the their day to enjoy the fluke of weather. Snow on Cuba Mall in central Wellington (HD) from Ro Tierney on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Peter Jackson, the director of The Hobbit, is personally giving a behind the scenes look at the production of The Hobbit which has recently got underway in New Zealand. It's a fantastic look at the film in production and makes me really excited for what's next! … [Read more...]
The speech by Prince William at the official service on March 18 in Christchurch, New Zealand at a memorial service for the recent Earthquake victims. … [Read more...]
He may be busy with work and his upcoming wedding, but Prince William is going to manage a visit to disaster-stricken Australia and New Zealand next week. According to the BBC: Prince William will visit New Zealand and Australia next week to tour areas devastated by recent natural disasters, St James's Palace has said. The prince will travel … [Read more...]
This news comes via our friends at Anglophenia - the cast of The Hobbit has gathered together for the first time in New Zealand in preparation for principle photography to begin on March 21st. From Anglophenia: BBC News reports that select cast members of The Hobbit gathered for a press conference on Friday (February 11). And whaddya think about … [Read more...]
I came across this in my feeds last week. This airline pilot, hot on the heels of riding his jet-ski all the way around New Zealand, is riding it from London to New Zealand (for a good cause). Yes, you read that right. From Gadling: 51 year old Jeremy Burfoot is a bit of an adventurer - and while some consider an afternoon bike ride to be … [Read more...]
The New Zealand singer who shot to fame and fortune with the hit How Bizarre has died at the age of 40. It's not really clear what he died of yet, but he died at a Hospital in New Zealand with his family at his side. As typical with unknowns who shoot to fame like he did - things did not really work out for for OMC or the Otara Millionaires … [Read more...]
Air New Zealand - the ever innovative airline from New Zealand has just announced changes to their cabin layouts that are going to be a game changer in the transpacific travel industry. They've introduced lie down seats in coach. Yes, you read that right. They've developed the SkyCouch - where 3 seats can turn into a space big enough to … [Read more...]
[picappgallerysingle id="7610108"] Prince William's journey to woo the people of the lands down under is now over and it's time for the pundits to weigh in on whether or not it was a success and just when New Zealand and Australia will finally ditch the monarchy. Fromt the Guardian: In the end the lure of celebrity proved just too much. … [Read more...]
Prince William is done with his whirlwind visit to New Zealand and now it's off to Australia for his 'unofficial visit.' Here's pictures from his last day in New Zealand and his first day in Australia. Pictures from Prince William's Final day in New Zealand [picappgallerysingle id="7589420"] [picappgallerysingle … [Read more...]
Here are some more pictures of Prince William's Official State Visit to New Zealand. He spent the second day of his trip opening the new New Zealand supreme court and seeing the sights. Stay tuned for further updates. [picappgallerysingle id="7583286"] [picappgallerysingle id="7583281"] [picappgallerysingle id="7583276"] [picappgallerysingle … [Read more...]
Prince William is on his first official visit to New Zealand and pictures are starting to make their way on the web. He's in New Zealand representing the Queen, opening the new New Zealand supreme court and doing a few other bips and bobs. We'll keep you posted on the trip. Mouse over each image for a detailed … [Read more...]
The official Airline of New Zealand has launched an innovative contest to create buzz for their brand, and they're using Twitter to do it. Every day they'll ask a trivia question about New Zealand on their Twitter account, you need to reply with the answer and you'll be entered in a drawing to win a trip THAT DAY. Yes, you could know if you're … [Read more...]
For reasons I can't figure out - Schick and Wolverine have teamed up to offer a chance to win a free trip to New Zealand. Here are the details: Grand Prize: Trip for 2 to Queenstown, New Zealand including airfare, hotel, ground transportation, a helicopter excursion for 2 to Mount Cook and its glaciers, an overnight cruise for 2 on Milford Sound, … [Read more...]
Photo from Flickr I recently posted about New Zealand being rated the most peaceful country on the planet. Well, now anyone can have a chance to experience it for three months in the latest 'best job in the world' contest! Queensland in Australia made waves a few months ago when it offered the "Best Job in the World" and held a competition to … [Read more...]
The Washington Times recently featured an article that caught my attention. It was a report on a study of the most peaceful countries on the world. What were the criteria? From the Article: According to the Institute for Economics and Peace that rated the relative tranquility of 144 nations according to 23 "indicators" - including gun sales, … [Read more...]
If you're looking to travel to New Zealand, it's never been a cheaper time. I got this alert a few days ago and the prices are insanely cheap, not that much more than it would be to fly to Europe from the USA. It's going into the winter in Australia and New Zealand, but that doesn't mean it still won't be beautiful this time of year. From the … [Read more...]
As if you needed more than one reason, Travel Blog Gadling has come up with ten VERY good reasons to consider a vacation in New Zealand. And no, none of them are because Lord of the Rings was filmed there. Here's my favorite reason: 3. Fare Wars: Ever since V Australia entered the transpacific market, fares between the United States and … [Read more...]
I came across this fascinating story from the Daily Mail today. An English fellow named Paul Smith made it his goal to hitchhike his way to New Zealand soley via the good graces of people he met on Twitter. He gave himself 30 days to do it and wanted to raise money for charity. The catch was that he would only make is travel plans via Twitter and … [Read more...]
Image via Wikipedia This will be a quick Anglophile Alert but I thought it was worth sharing. Airlines are desperate for passengers these days and Qantas, the Australian Flag carrier, is locked in a price war with the new Virgin Trans-pacific competitor - V. So, in this instance the consumer wins as Tickets to Australia are the lowest they've … [Read more...]
Today is Waitangi Day in New Zealand. What does that mean? It's basically their 4th of July or Australia Day. It celebrates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, which is New Zealand's founding document. From the Wikipedia article: The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6 February 1840, in a marquee erected in the grounds of James Busby's house … [Read more...]
The recent film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings brought the spotlight on the other land down under, New Zealand. I like to think of it as the world's second 'green and pleasant land.' New Zealand is made up of lush islands that are geographically similar to Great Britain. I'd love to go someday. Until I can, though, I came across this really cool … [Read more...]
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