Auckland Coast to Coast If you have a bit of time in Auckland one great thing to do is the Auckland coast to coast walk. The Council has developed a coast to coast walk. We had a great day walking…
Day 1 in the City of Sails and booking a trip to Tiritiri Matangi
Back on home soil We arrived 10pm on Tuesday night at Auckland airport after a very pleasant time at the Qantas business lounge in Sydney. Having returned to New Zealand many times and been faced with the queues from hell…
Made it to New Zealand
First stop Auckland Viaduct. Where my wife exclaimed “It’s a wharf”!
Bucket list for New Zealand
Bucket list for New Zealand A few nights ago in Lethbridge we stayed with Amber and Ewan who are visiting New Zealand later this year. It got me to thinking about what, as a kiwi, I would suggest as a…
In search of Hobbits Part 2: A journey around the North Island
In search of Hobbits Part 2: A journey around the North Island Factoid: New Zealand is geographically around the same side as the United Kingdom without the 65 million people. We left the South Island and its 1.5 million people…