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- Day 1
- Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 6:00 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 29 m
New ZealandUniversity of Auckland36°51’1” S 174°45’49” E
Welcome meeting
January 12, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Today we met as a group for the first time, Jonno our CEO introduce himself and he also got us to introduce ourselves as well, we then had dinner at Elliot Stables where we could choose from 12Read more
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- Day 2
- Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:33 AM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- New ZealandRoyal Billy Point37°0’5” S 175°50’56” E
Tairua
January 13, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We stopped of at Tairua for lunch the towns translated is two tides, you can see a beautiful mountain with beach views
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- Day 2
- Monday, January 13, 2020 at 3:59 PM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- New ZealandCathedral Cove36°49’44” S 175°47’26” E
Cathedral Cove
January 13, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We walked down to Cathedral cove where there is a beautiful golden beach and archway, some of us decided to go swimming and some decided to go check out the Marine reserve at stingray bay
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- Day 2
- Monday, January 13, 2020 at 5:14 PM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- New ZealandHot Water Beach36°53’9” S 175°49’22” E
Hotwater beach
January 13, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We went to go to hotwater beach where we dug holes in the sand to let the geothermal hot water to come up so we could have a spa, some of us chilled at the cafe or went for another swim
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- Day 2
- Monday, January 13, 2020 at 8:38 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- New ZealandHahei Beach36°50’25” S 175°48’4” E
Tatahi lodge and Pourhouse
January 13, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We ate pizzas, burgers and fish n chips for our group dinner and we also got to stay in Tatahi Lodge for the night
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- Day 3
- Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 10:44 AM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 81 m
- New ZealandMatamata37°48’40” S 175°46’18” E
Hobbiton
January 14, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We stopped of Paeroa for a group photo before stopping of at Matamata
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- Day 3
- Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 1:00 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 276 m
- New ZealandWairewarewa Stream38°5’6” S 176°19’39” E
Kaitiaki White water rafting
January 14, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We decided to go white water rafting as a optional activity, we got split into three boats and made out way down thirteen rapids and three waterfalls. The biggest one was seven metres which is theRead more
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- Day 3
- Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 499 m
- New ZealandRotorua District38°14’54” S 176°18’51” E
Tamaki Maori Village
January 14, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We selected Derrek as our chief and when we arrived we met TK who did a speech on his native tongue and sang a song, Derrek then did a speech and we sang oma rapati before having afternoon tea. AfterRead more
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- Day 4
- Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 8:47 AM
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 320 m
- New ZealandWhangioterangi (Echo Lake)38°21’16” S 176°22’1” E
Wai O Tapu
January 15, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We walk around the geothermal wonderland of New Zealand where we got to see different colored pools with different minerals, algae and acidity, afterwards we got to see the lady Knox Geyser go of
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- Day 4
- Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 11:45 AM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 360 m
- New ZealandHuka Falls38°38’50” S 176°5’25” E
Huka Falls
January 15, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We stopped of at Huka hive for icream before stopping of at Huka fallls, we then stopped of at lake Taupo for lunch
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- Day 4
- Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 12:52 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 367 m
- New ZealandNukuhau38°41’16” S 176°4’9” E
State highway One
January 15, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We stopped of in lake Taupo for lunch then we stopped of at Mt Ruapehu, Taihape and Foxton before arriving in Wellington for evening
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- Day 6
- Friday, January 17, 2020 at 10:00 AM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
Tasman Sea41°16’38” S 174°22’31” E
Interislander ferry
January 17, 2020, Tasman Sea ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We made our way on the ferry it took us out of Wellington heads into the Cook strait, then once we crossed the Cook Strait we made out way through the beautiful Malborough sounds
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- Day 6
- Friday, January 17, 2020 at 8:00 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- New ZealandPicton Ferry Port41°17’20” S 174°0’25” E
Picton lunch
January 17, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We had lunch by the seaside and there was a small concert by the beach
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- Day 6
- Friday, January 17, 2020 at 3:13 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 92 m
- New ZealandSeddon41°40’30” S 174°4’36” E
Costal Pacific Railway
January 17, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We jumped on the train and we made our way through the Malborough region famous for it's Sauvignon Blanc, once we headed through the wineries we made our way down the Pacific coast where we got toRead more
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- Day 6
- Friday, January 17, 2020 at 6:30 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- New ZealandAtia Point42°25’27” S 173°41’4” E
Kaikoura Peninsula Walk
January 17, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We got dropped of in South Bay and we walked along the peninsula to Kean point, along the way we got to see beautiful views of the mountains and even got to see native fur seals
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- Day 7
- Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 3:57 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 279 m
- New ZealandGlenallan Stream42°37’13” S 172°45’50” E
Waiau River Estate
January 18, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We stopped of at Waiau River Estate for a wine tasting, it was so good that we decided to stay for a glass sitting down by the Waiau river
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- Day 7
- Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 5:00 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 368 m
- New ZealandHanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa42°31’25” S 172°49’48” E
Hanmer springs and drifters inn
January 18, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We went to Hanmer Springs water complex and we jumped on the waterslides or relaxed in the hot pools while Jonno cooked us a spaghetti Bolognese
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- Day 8
- Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 1:16 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 739 m
- New ZealandArthur's Pass42°56’20” S 171°33’42” E
Arthurs pass lunch
January 19, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We made our way through Arthur's pass national park village and we stopped of at Arthur's pass village for lunch, the scenery was very dramatic before we made our way down to the West coast
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 5:00 PM
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 364 m
- New ZealandQueenstown Airport45°1’7” S 168°43’59” E
West Coast and Heartland Hotel
January 21, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
We woke up early to head goalie Matheson for breakfast and some of us did a walk as well, we then made way to ships creek to another walk before having lunch at Haast. We then made our way through MtRead more
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- Day 12
- Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 10:30 AM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 183 m
- New ZealandPearl Harbour45°34’9” S 167°36’39” E
Doubtful Sound
January 23, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We drove 2.5hrs down to lake Manapouri then we took a a 1hr cruise over the lake to the west arm and then a 1hr bus ride over the Wilmot pass. We then jumped on a 3hr cruise where we saw dolphins andRead more
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- Day 13
- Friday, January 24, 2020 at 2:00 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 763 m
- New ZealandHooker River43°43’9” S 170°5’51” E
Mt Cook National park
January 24, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We made our way to Mt Cook National park and managed to do the Hooker valley walk
