What The Travel Blogs Say

Extracts from travel blogs over the last few days

From one New to another. - Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand Friday was our last full day in New York. So, on our last day it did what England usually does best... it rained. Glad that we had already seen the big outdoor attractions of the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State ...

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Start in Auckland for Your North Island Tour

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New Zealand's biggest, busiest international airport is in Auckland and most visitors use it as their gateway to the sights and sounds of New Zealand. ...

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Arrival at the last stop - Auckland, New Zealand I've just arrived back in Auckland after a flight of just over an hour this afternoon from Christchurch. In fact it actually took longer to get from the airport into the city here than it did to fly up from Christchurch. ...

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And again.... - Auckland, New Zealand After seeing many of the more touristy sites ( Kelly Tarlton's Antartic Encounter and Underwater World, Bastion Point Lookout, Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Domain and Museum, Eden Gardens, Westfield Shopping Centre, the Auckland Zoo, ...

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A day in the City of Auckland This morning we went on the city town bus and did a brief tour of Auckland. Following that we went over to the Sky Tower to watch some people free-fall from the top. We were going to go up the tower but it was 50 for the two of us We ...

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Auckland: The City of Sails - Auckland, New Zealand Now on my first and last day in Auckland before I fly down to Queenstown I explored the city and immediate found the Sky Tower, the highest Tower in the southern Hemisphere, how long I hear you ask, well about 2 minutes seen as it is ...

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Back so soon?! - Auckland, New Zealand Well, I'm now in Auckland on a quick stopover and I thought I should take advantage of what the city has to offer me (namely cheap internet and fast connections) while I can. I only came into the city to pick up a friend ...

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Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand I arrived in Auckland this morning. Internet and phone service is much more accesible and affordable here so you will start to here from me more. I'm staying in a large hostel in Auckland and tomorrow I will join up with Kiwi Experience ...

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We now enter the land of the Kiwis - Auckland, New Zealand So we landed in Auckland International at about 6 in the morning on the 19th of Feb, weird as we left Santiago on the 17th. A 13 hour flight is not the most fun I've ever had but it wasn't all bad as i got sat next to a guy from Scotland ...

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Last bit of sightseeing - Auckland, New Zealand I've still been quite busy in the last few days doing a last bit of sightseeing round Auckland and meeting up with a couple of old faces. On Wednesday I met up for lunch with Jenny Williams who I hadn't seen since school, ...

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Govt rejects Auckland airport bid

Canterbury Rams end losing streak in Auckland

Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand Canterbury have taken advantage of an undermanned Auckland to end their four-game losing streak in the National Basketball League. Point guard Jeremy Kench ...

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Auckland student plots floating wind turbines

Newstalk ZB - New Zealand An Auckland University doctorate student wants to develop wind turbines that float on the sea. Hazim Namik has been granted a Government scholarship to ...

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Auckland students cap off 24-hr action on student debt

Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand Auckland University students have successfully completed their 24-hour debt ghetto to commiserate student debt hitting $10 billion yesterday. ...

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Canterbury end losing streak in Auckland

Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand Canterbury took advantage of an undermanned Auckland to end their four-game losing streak in the National Basketball League tonight. ...

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Woman shot in leg on Auckland's North Shore

Woman shot in leg on Auckland's North Shore

Newstalk ZB - New Zealand A man is being spoken to by police after a man and a woman were attacked at a house in Auckland's North Shore. Officers were called to the Browns Bay ...

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Violinist Chuanyun Li returns to Auckland

Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand [10 April 2008, Auckland] One of the world's foremost violinists, Chinese-born Chuanyun Li, returns to New Zealand and will appear in recital one night only ...

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Record run by Georgetown but it's Auckland Reactor's Derby

Harness Racing Weekly - Christchurch,New Zealand That's Auckland Reactor for you. Ten straight wins - the Southern Supremacy Stakes Final shaping as another scalp on April 26, and the Harness Jewels a ...

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Auckland Tennis gets a reshuffle

Newstalk ZB - New Zealand ... with Brenda Perry running the ASB Classic. Pearce is not stepping down from Auckland Tennis just yet and will remain on the ATP Tour board.

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Auckland Airport welcomes new arrivals area

e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - Sydney,NSW,Australia Auckland Airport has last week welcomed the completion of the first stage of their international arrivals expansion plan. Presided over by Nanaia Mahuta, ...

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What Travel Blogs Say

Extracts from travel blogs over the last few days Auckland Espresso Run Kiril is a traveller with an interest in fine espresso. Here's his report on central Auckland coffee shops he visited.

A Very Merry Valenirthday - Auckland, New Zealand

A blogger describes her 19th birthday spent in Auckland

One leg of lamb roast, a couple ears of sweetcorn, some mint peas, a loaf of garlic bread, a bunch of potatoes, kumara and roasted pumpkin, one pavlova, a loaf of ice cream, some pineapple lumps, a pan of brownies, and a whole stomach later- i was finally able to turn the page on another year..kiwi style. It was a birthday unlike the rest- one i wont soon forget, for the very best of reasons. ...

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Christchurch Here We Come - Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand What an exciting day. Probably not for Tane' who was dragged out of bed early, and expected to be ready for school in record time. After 6 months of waiting it had finally arrived - my first overseas trip. ...

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Auckland Again - Auckland, New Zealand After we dropped off the rental car today (after almost 5000 km in NZ), we made our way up Auckland's Sky Tower to a height of 220 metres where we enjoyed fabulous panoramic views of the city and surrounding area. ...

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Lots of strange and phenomenal things.

Continuing the hot water theme, our campsite in Parakai, just North of Auckland had an aquatic park adjacent and we spent a lovely afternoon swimming, lounging in the warmest swimming pool ever (39 degrees C) and braving the reasonably ...

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Auckland, NZ... I'm in New Zealand!!!

Today, I arrived into Auckland after a ~12 hour flight and the sun sets by the time I rent a car and find my way into the city to secure a place to sleep. As soon as I get off the plane I notice that almost every girl is wearing a ...

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Auckland and more!

By Kiwi KTP

This weekend I went on a bus tour around Auckland. We went to the top of the Sky Tower, which is the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere. It was beautiful to look out and see the city and harbour. After we had pizza for lunch. ...

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KiwiLand! By Remaining Girl(International Backpackers)

I'll be spending a few days in Auckland with friends, then meeting up with another friend. We (very tentatively!) plan to fly to Queenstown then take about 2 weeks to bus it back up to Auckland. There seem to be several different ways ...

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Auckland then north some then south some - Christchurch, New Zealand

We arrived into Auckland on a not so great (weather wise) afternoon. Once in the our huge hostel (7 floors worth) I decided to take a wander around the town as we were pretty central and kev was sleeping. Seen all the sites near like ...

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Auckland Reactor Smashes NZ Record

Harness Racing Weekly - Christchurch,New Zealand

This year's buzz horse Auckland Reactor has made that time look slow by smashing it to pieces. The horse with no brakes flew through the line clocking a ...

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Auckland Reactor might target NZ Cup

Harnesslink - New Zealand

The New Zealand Cup at Addington in November might be an early 4 Year Old mission for champion 3 Year Old pacer Auckland reactor if his standing start ...

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Frogtastic holiday fun at Auckland Zoo

Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand

Auckland Zoo knows "it's not easy being green" and has enlisted Princess Lily, Prince Archey and Cadbury Freddo Frog to create some frogabulous fun for zoo ...

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Vector Shares Gain Most in Four Months on Network Bid (Update1)

Bloomberg - USA

Vector's biggest assets are its power and gas networks in Auckland, the country's largest city, and pipelines delivering natural gas around the nation's ...

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Britomart Developer Lifts Sights on Luxury Waterfront Hotel

Scoop.co.nz (press release)

The developers of the Britomart precinct have submitted a private plan change to Auckland City Council to facilitate the construction of a world class five ...

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Auckland steal second at the death against Wellington

Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand Ten-man Auckland City scored with 15 seconds remaining to beat Team Wellington 3-2 in Auckland yesterday to snatch second place in dramatic style and a home ...

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Tahs' McKenzie can't afford ruling out a capital return

The Canberra Times - Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia McKenzie was all smiles after his side's emphatic victory over the Auckland Blues on Saturday night and said he would soon decide whether to throw his hat ...

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Flu test results today for Karaka quarantine horses

Horsetalk - Canterbury,New Zealand Word is expected today on the retesting of 10 horses in quarantine at Karaka in Auckland who last week returned positive results for equine influenza. ...

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Auckland Airport unveils its new international arrivals area

Auckland Airport unveils its new international arrivals area

Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand From midnight on Monday 31 March 2008 international travellers arriving at Auckland Airport will experience an even warmer welcome, with a new international ...

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Hey Auckland - Get ready to have your nose rubbed in it

TV3 News - Auckland,New Zealand Auckland and then Wellington had turned down a V8 Street Race - so the Tron said pick me. Sure, like my old haunts Christchurch and Invercargill, ...

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