Dorothy – 7/4/00 Queenstown is situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Wakatipu, in the Southern Alps of New Zealand’s South Island, three hundred and ten metres (1020 ft) above sea level. Most people think of Queenstown as the ideal destination for fit athletic people who want to spend their time jetboating, bungy jumping, whitewater…
Dorothy – 31/3/00 Locally produced wines, juices and preserves, alpaca or woollen knitwear, honey, crafts ….. When I really enjoy a holiday I like to take with me some mementos of my visit. In my last article about Geraldine I wrote about exploring its scenic attractions and its history, but exploring the shops can also…
Dorothy – 25/2/00 Be sure to include a visit to the observatory in your Te Anau – Milford itinerary Have you ever looked at beautiful photographs or documentaries showing underwater life and wished it were possible to see it yourself? felt dissatisfied because an aquarium can show you sea creatures only in an artificial environment?…
Dorothy – 3/12/99 The journey from Christchurch to Arthur’s Pass is only 154 km (95 miles) but to appreciate what lies along this road much more time is needed than that distance would suggest. The first road from Christchurch to the West Coast through Arthur’s Pass was finished in 1865. It was built to satisfy…
Sister Leonie O’Neill – 16/7/99 Up! Up! and Away!! It was 3.32 a.m. on Christmas Eve … 3.32 a.m.! The phone shrieked urgently. I was awake in a flash! “Up, up and away! A perfect morning for flying, Sister. Be at the George Hotel at 4.30 a.m.” Normally my body clock is slow in the…
Dorothy – 28/5/99 Travel Clubs – groups for those who travel and those who are interested in the world beyond our islands. An Air New Zealand advertisement used to call itself “the airline of the world’s greatest travellers” – a claim that may be hard to substantiate statistically. However that may be, few countries would…
Dorothy – 29/1/99 A tiny dot on the map but a fast developing holiday centre How did we find it? We were driving from Greymouth to Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand and had not brought our usual thermos flask of hot water, tea and coffee. It was a…
– Kate – 19/12/97 Over the next few months NZine will bring you up to date information on places of interest, regional parks, beaches and activities around the Auckland region. If you are planning a trip to New Zealand you can browse these articles at leisure before arriving ‘downunder’. Then you will be able to…
– Kate Methven – 28/11/97 Mid November 97 saw the re-opening of the Auckland Town Hall following a $32.8 million restoration over a two year period to update it into a fully air conditioned entertainment complex. Originally built in 1911, the building’s facade of Oamaru limestone and Melbourne bluestone base is unchanged except for a…
“Every self-respecting Kiwi does the big OE at some stage, here is a story direct from South America”. – Lucy James – 16/1/97 For those Kiwis who have ever complained about public transport in New Zealand, a bus trip in Colombia might be just the ticket to end your fussy ways. From the outside, the…
