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Oh Wow In the words of the song from Star Trek. It's Life Jim But Not As We Know It .World wide this is the cry. Whats happened Life has suddenly changed. Different Countries Different Continents Different Societies Different Cultures.Bu

I have totally lost track of the days. Today was jammed pack of learning and fun. Many of you know I always like an adventure and try something fun. It is winter here and snow is on the mountain tops. This morning several of us opted to take a jet boat rid

Hello everyone I hope you are all well and enjoyed the half term break. Since I last wrote I have been busy exploring more of New Zealand so let me fill you in on what we have been up to whilst visiting the South Island. Mount CookWe spent a n

In Taupo we slept one Night near the Lake. The next Day was Hammer Time again. 15000 feet Skydive. Unbelievable Feeling. At the same Day we driven along the Desert Road Highway 1 to see Mt. Doom and Mordor from the Lord of the Rings. Very cool Scenerys

Arrived in Hasting we're slept on a nice Campsite near a Beach. The german Couple was 3 Days before us there. Manu and Vera are now 9 Month in NZ and have a Working Visa for 1 Year. On the next Day our 2 Vans heading to the North. We visit the Peninsula Ma

Premier jour Taupo.. o il ne fait pas spcialement beau L'occasion pour moi de revisiter mes premiers jours en NouvelleZlande

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Chris, the Amateur Traveler himself, talks about a recent trip to New Zealand’s North Island where he went to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and took a dolphin watching cruise up by the Bay of Islands. He visited the Coromandel Peninsula with Cathedral Cove and Hot Water beach, toured but can’t talk about Hobbiton near Matamata, climbed Mt Maunganui, saw (and smelled) the geysers and baths at Rotorua, journeyed south to the Capital at Wellington, visited a ski area on a volcano and rafted the caves of Waitaomo.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith about his month long visit to New Zealand. We focus in this interview about the South Island of New Zealand. Erick started in Christchurch and then visited The Banks Penninsula, Lake Tekapo, the Dunedin, the Otago Peninsula, the Southern Scenic Route including the Catlins, Fiordland National Park (including cruising both Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound) Queenstown, the rainy west coast, Abel Tasman National Park, Kaikoura, and Picton.

Hear about a two week New Zealand road trip  as the Amateur Traveler talks to Hanson Cheng.

New Zealand drew global attention for its unity and support for the Muslim community targeted during the horrific Christchurch attacks. Yet the country's road to inclusion has been far from straightforward, and amid rising diversity it is grappling with the best way to achieve inclusion for its multiethnic population, including indigenous Māori peoples and migrants. This article outlines the opportunities and challenges to fostering multiculturalism against a backdrop of bicultural policies.

On 1 December, 22 women hiked Tongariro Alpine Crossing to raise awareness and funds for women and children trafficked in France and India.

About 110 men, women and children climbed five volcanoes in Auckland in the Freedom Climb New Zealand on Saturday, 16 August.

Earlier, India made two changes, bringing in Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal in place of Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav.

The Virat Kohli-led team had an option of retaining KL Rahul in New Zealand given his rich vein of form in the just-concluded ODI and T20I series, but they opted to reward Prithvi Shaw and Shubhman Gill for their performances in red-ball cricket.

New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Jamieson enjoyed a dream test debut, tormenting India's batsmen and taking three wickets and a catch in the deep, stealing the headlines from Ross Taylor, who was playing his 100th test.

With India at 132 for 7, Rahane knew that time was running out as he played a square drive off Trent Boult to get him a boundary.

India were all out for 191 in 81 overs in their second innings. New Zealand then scored the 9 runs to win in the second over, wrapping up the opening Test in just over three days.

In the final over, Heyley Jensen (11) and Kerr cracked a four each but Shikha held her nerves in the end to complete the win.

India's top-order failed miserably once again as New Zealand bounced back, reducing India to 90 for six at stumps on day two as a three-day finish is on the cards.

New Zealand chased down a modest victory target of 132 in just 36 overs after India's second innings folded for 124 in less than an hour on the third day.

According to NASA, this will be the largest of full Moons this year. Also termed as “Pink Moon”, this Supermoon marks the first full moon of the Spring season.

Wendy Smith Chief Executive of the South Canterbury Chamber states that the new visa system must provide confidence and certainty to employers that suffer from a skills shortage in regions. Employers in the area can find it easy to bring many temporary…

1 Seychellois Rupee = 0.0949 New Zealand Dollar

1 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar = 0.2411 New Zealand Dollar

1 Swedish Krona = 0.1667 New Zealand Dollar

1 Slovak Koruna = 0.0734 New Zealand Dollar

1 Serbian Dinar = 0.015 New Zealand Dollar

1 Polish Zloty = 0.3875 New Zealand Dollar

1 Qatari Rial = 0.4475 New Zealand Dollar

1 Indian Rupee = 0.0216 New Zealand Dollar

1 Pakistani Rupee = 0.0102 New Zealand Dollar

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 0.0002 New Zealand Dollar

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 0.0546 New Zealand Dollar

1 Thai Baht = 0.0509 New Zealand Dollar

1 Turkish Lira = 0.2298 New Zealand Dollar

1 Singapore Dollar = 1.1533 New Zealand Dollar

1 Mauritian Rupee = 0.041 New Zealand Dollar

1 Nepalese Rupee = 0.0135 New Zealand Dollar

1 Bangladeshi Taka = 0.0192 New Zealand Dollar

1 Moldovan Leu = 0.0914 New Zealand Dollar

1 Colombian Peso = 0.0004 New Zealand Dollar

1 Uruguayan Peso = 0.0378 New Zealand Dollar

1 Uzbekistan Som = 0.0002 New Zealand Dollar