Friday, December 31, 2010

Whangawehi River, beach and rock pools - Hawkes Bay New Zealand

If playing in rock pools, snorkeling, fishing or even just hanging out at a beautiful beach is your kind of thing then Whangawehi is the perfect spot for you! If you cross over the Whangawehi River bridge and drive for a minute or two you reach a stretch of road with parking areas and beach access... continue reading at New Zealand Holidays - Travel & Holiday Tips from New Zealand

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Freedom Camping in Hawkes Bay -

If you head North out of Gisborne (up the coast) in the general Tologa Bay direction you can find lots of nice freedom camping spots all along the beach front. Pouawa is usually the favourite as it is only about 15 minutes from Gisborne so is handy to town and the beach is great for swimming... continue reading at New Zealand Holidays - Travel & Holiday Tips from New Zealand

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Kaiti Hill Stair Climb: Gisborne New Zealand

After my lazy weekend I decided to get some exercise so headed to kaiti Hill. There's walking tracks all over Kaiti Hill catering for all fitness types but today I thought I'd attempt the Stair Climb Challenge - a steep flight of stairs going about 100 metres up hill. It is an intense and very tiring... continue reading at New Zealand Holidays - Travel & Holiday Tips from New Zealand

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Tokomaru Bay - Hawkes Bay NZ - Spend at least one day here

Last summer I spent a week in Tokomaru Bay - it was the first time I had ever been there and I loved everything about it! The beach stretches forever so was a bit of a sprint over the hot sand to reach the ocean but all this room was perfect for the beach soccer... continue reading at New Zealand Holidays - Travel & Holiday Tips from New Zealand

RERE ROCKSLIDE, FALLS AND THE CHAMPAGNE POOLS - Iconic New Zealand - Gisborne

A Gizzy summer typically involves a trip to Rere Rockslide - a natural rock slide formation only about 50kms out of Gisborne where hours can be spent on boogie boards (or any flotation devise) racing each other down the 60 metre long slide. But, if you're not the thrill seeker type (like me) then the... continue reading at New Zealand Holidays - Travel & Holiday Tips from New Zealand

Monday, December 27, 2010

Hot Water beach at Hahei – Dig your own spa pool in the sand http://ping.fm/R0UaS
Day 20 – Wanaka to Queenstown (114km) http://ping.fm/gbfHa
Rest Day – Tuesday 7th http://ping.fm/h246l
Day 21 – Queenstown to Bluff (216km) – MISSION COMPLETED http://ping.fm/JJrow
New Zealand Bike Ride – View Marks Journey so far… http://ping.fm/4Rrhi
Day 9 – Taihape to Woodville (110km) http://ping.fm/MgA6J
New Zealand holidays blog, new look, new writers New Year http://ping.fm/hO6Tq

New Zealand holidays blog, new look, new writers New Year

We have finished the updated template for New Zealand Holidays and have taken on two new writers to help us out. Over the last month we have not posted much but have been busy writing articles ready to start being posted in the next few days so stay tuned from some iconic kiwi stories from in... continue reading at New Zealand Holidays - Travel & Holiday Tips from New Zealand