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New Zealand Travel: North Island
New Zealand attracts all kinds of tourism - from luxury travel to student backpacking. Find the best places to vacation in the beautiful North Island.
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Pinnacles Trail New Zealand
Located on the Coromandel Peninsula the trail takes you back in time along a bushman's logging track and ends spectacularly with a climb up jagged peaks to awesome views.
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Carvings at Mine Bay, Lake Taupo
Explore the beautiful wilderness and native Maori culture with a visit to the carvings at Mine Bay, in the North Island of New Zealand.
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New Zealand Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Famous the world over, the Waitomo Caves are the perfect place to see New Zealand's glowworms.
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Smells like Rotorua, New Zealand
Geothermal activity, geysers, hot springs, volcanic rock, Whakarewarewa, Pohutu, Maori culture, a hangi and jetboating... all in NZ's adventure hot spot.
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New Zealand Tourism: South Island
The South Island of New Zealand is a unique landscape of mountains, valleys, forests and fiordlands. Find the best places to vacation in the stunning South Island.
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Aotearoa-The Land Of The Long White Cloud
A bit of background on New Zealand before we start our tour.
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A Visit to Entertaining Bulls, NZ
Bulls may be a small NZ town, but it makes up in character what it lacks in size. Visitors are rewarded with a unique and relaxing experience in this friendly community.
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Out in the Styx
Slow-cooked food in a charming country setting makes the Out in the Styx Cafe the ideal place to get to know the real rural New Zealand.
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Skiing New Zealand
Skiing the Southern Hemisphere's New Zealand offers skiers, snowboarders and all wintersports lovers a chance to enjoy winter in the Northern Hemisphere's summer.
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Take the Bridge to Nowhere
Seventy years ago, a bridge was built to link farmers to the riverboat traffic of Whanganui. Now the bridge serves as a beautiful place for visitors.
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Walking the Tongariro Crossing
Experience a Great Walk in a world heritage centre. The Tongaririo Crossing a one day wonder across a moonscape of steaming volcanic activity and stunning views
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A Visit to New Zealand
Travel to New Zealand, Land of the Long White Cloud, to tour a panorama of crystal clear lakes, snow-capped mountains, magnificent ski slopes and unspoiled wilderness
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New Zealand's Maui's Dolphin
With only 110 Maui's dolphins remaining in the wild, supporters fear they will soon vanish altogether. Learn about this unique marine mammal and what you can do to help
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Review: The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia McKillip
This week's article is a book review of <u>The Tower at Stony Wood</u> by Patricia McKillip.

Thinking of Moving to New Zealand?
Increasing numbers of people are leaving their home countries and moving down under. Find out why so many people are flocking to New Zealand.
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Loving Yourself Girls Project
The Loving Yourself Girls Project is taking the next step in its journey.
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A New Zealand Shoppers' Guide
Shoppers who buy imported goods are in for price-tag shock, but sheepskin seat covers, rugby jerseys, wool sweaters, crafts and other kiwi-made products are bargains.
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Art Deco City Napier New Zealand
With its complete urban streetscape of the 1930s, Napier in New Zealand is an important destination on any Art Deco architecture travel itinerary.
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Events in Wellington, New Zealand
From Rugby Union at Westpac Stadium and free outdoor music concerts to arthouse movies and Maori culture, the NZ capital always has reason to celebrate.
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New Zealand: Wellington Travel
No capital city is further south than Wellington in New Zealand. Here are some facts and information about Te Papa, the harbour, Maori history and more.
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Wine tasting in Australia and NZ
Wineries to travel to in Oz and New Zealand include Wolf Blass, Jacob's Creek, Lindemans, Penfolds and those of the Gisborne and East Cape regions.
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Wineries Located Close To Auckland City NZ
Wine appreciation on a trip to New Zealand can include Auckland City. International visitors can find wineries located close to Auckland City driving by rental car.
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Winter in the Land of the Long White Cloud
An introduction to New Zealand - and to my small patch of paradise.
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Celebrating an Autumn Easter
Holidays such as Easter seem strange when the seasons are turned around, but there are ways to tap into their meaning and make them memorable.
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Getting fit in Australia
Walking the Overland Track from Cradle Mountain, Tasmania; Swimming in Lake Mackenzie and Kakadu National Park; Jogging from Bondi to Coogee in Sydney.
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Historic Maori Land Compensation Agreement
On June 25th, 2008, the New Zealand government signed a treaty with a group of Maori tribes, agreeing to offer reparations for land acquired in the 19th century.
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Keeping fit in Australia
You can lose weight on holiday in Oz in Sydney harbour, Canberra, the Noosa Everglades, Katherine Gorge and the Whitsunday Islands of Queensland.
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New Zealand in a Campervan
Open, modern, sparse roads. High quality holiday parks in every town. Relaxed laws allowing 'freedom' camping. New Zealand feels like a country designed for a campervan.
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Paddling Vancouver Island's Coast
Using his knowledge of the E Vancouver Is and S British Columbia coasts, John Kimantas has created a terrific resource for paddlers interested in traveling these shores.
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Peter Jackson - The Early Years
Biography of New Zealand film director Peter Jackson, focusing on his family and the grass roots film-making of his early career.
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Pickled Mushrooms
Pickled mushrooms make a good side dish or part of an hors d'oeuvre platter.
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The Gardener In Denial
Toronto gardener doesn't want to give up even though the stormy ides of late Autumn are firmly stating their business.
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The Maori
This is an article about the Maori. The Maori were the earliest inhabitants of New Zealands. This article outlines their culture, social structure and the influence of the European colonizers.
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The Paradise of The Seychelles
Crescents of powdery white sands overhung by casuarinas and dotted with granite rocks sums up the Seychelles, beauty and luxury wrapped in one package.
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Tiritiri Matangi Island
You don't need to be a beaky bird watcher with a silly hat to enjoy this bird sanctuary with its friendly endangered species, beautiful beaches and cool native forest.
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TranzAlpine Train Journey
Board the TranzAlpine for a journey through snow capped alpine peaks, sapphire blue lakes and verdant forests.
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White Island - a Live Volcano
White island is no stroll in the park. This noisy, active volcano, also one of New Zealand's best dive sites, will keep you fascinated on top as well as underneath.
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Wildlife Stories
Humorous, interesting and bizarre wildlife stories.
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Wildlife Stories
Humorous, interesting and bizarre wildlife stories.
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'A Fair Field and No Favour' - On Margaret Home Sievwright
Margaret Home Sievwright was a Scottish woman who became instrumental in the suffrage movement in New Zealand. Read her story in this article by Guest Writer Maxine Throll.
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Facts on the world's best caves
If you're after stalagmites, stalactites, huge chambers, spiders, the Gunung Mulu Park or glow worms, travel to Malaysia, Lebanon, Australia, New Zealand or Scotland.
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Getting Friendly with the Natives
A glimpse at some gorgeous native New Zealand plants
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New Zealand's King- Part 1
The story of one of New Zealand's most famous leaders.
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Rotorua, Mud Pools and Maoris
A trip to the home of hot springs, geysers, mud pools and Maoris.
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Ski-Snowboard Treble Cone, NZ
A ski-snowboard vacation to Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island that included four ski areas continues at Treble Cone Ski Area.
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Taniwha's home (Part 1 of the Harbor)
First part of a two part look at the beautiful harbor of Wellington and the peoples that have made it their home
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Chicago Trainer Successful with New Zealand Imports
Chicago-based trainer Tom Stamper imports New Zealand race horses with great success.
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