While in Auckland many people encouraged us to visit Tiritiri Matangi, a small island nature sanctuary, 20 minutes by ferry from mainland NZ. Most people take a day trip with the local ferry, but Chris and I decided we would spend the night in the Department of Conservation bunkhouse in order to observe my favorite […]
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Our six month visa for New Zealand allowed for attending up to three months of school without a separate student visa. After discussing our different options for our New Zealand experience, Jack & Aleah decided that attending school would be their next adventure. We researched schools that accept international students and found that most public
Feeding a penguin is an interesting experience. We fed several little blue penguins at New Zealand’s National Aquarium. While there, we went through a tunnel made of glass with fish swimming all around and saw lots of fun sea creatures too! New Zealand’s National Aquarium has many great experiences and houses some very interesting animals.
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I really enjoy fishing, especially ocean fishing. This fact has led me to almost constantly pester Mom and Dad about going on a fishing charter since we stepped off of the cruise ship. Eventually they got info that a town a little less than two hours away from Christchurch, called Kaikoura, has really good fishing.
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On one of our many days in Queenstown we chose to go on a steamship called TSS Earnslaw. TSS Earnslaw goes to and from a farm called Walter Peak. It is the only historic way to get to the farm. Now, in present day, you can also take a speed boat, or just drive, but
The first time I heard about cage diving with Great Whites in New Zealand was at the dive shop that Mom and I have worked with a few times in Auckland. One of the guides mentioned it, and I was immediately super interested, even more so when I learned it was relatively close to an
Queenstown, New Zealand is known for many cool activities. The Fjordlands are only a short distance away, with beautiful scenery all around. There are so many bungee jump and giant swing locations that it’s hard to drive outside of the city without seeing one. Canyoning is also popular here, with some claiming that it originated
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Our luge visit began by going up a chairlift to where the track starts. If you have never heard of a luge I don’t blame you, it is similar to a box car, it has no engine and three wheels (two in the back one in the front) and a seat, that’s about it. There
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Our first stop on the South Island was the national park, Abel Tasman. We booked a full day kayak adventure to get out and see the NZ fur seals and amazing rugged scenery up close. We loaded ourselves and our kayaks onto a water taxi that was still on a boat trailer. Then a large
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New Zealand is home to five species of kiwis. The brown kiwi is the most common and is only found on the north island. The great spotted kiwi is the largest, while the little spotted is the smallest. The tokeoka can grown larger than the brown kiwi. And then there is the rowi. The rowi
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