Jeff The Kiwi
Jeff is the fluffiest and cuddliest member of the travel team. His flightless nature means Jeff has to use his feet, just like the rest of us, to explore all that the country has to offer. His small size and camouflaged nature have allowed him to go where we often haven’t braved! Jeff uses his time wisely, working best through the wee hours of the night. This means he can spend his time travelling while the rest of us sleep and his days in exciting locations rather than on the road.Author Results
World Buskers Festival, Christchurch, 21 – 31 January 2010
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009In just a few months the World Buskers Festival hits town again! This celebration of fun on the footpath takes place in Christchurch in late January every year; 17 years since it began, it’s become the largest street theatre festival in Australasia and amongst the top five in the world.
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Free lift passes at Mt Dobson this Saturday
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Mt Dobson ski area will be celebrating its 30th birthday in style this weekend, with an early start to the season, all thanks to fantastic snow conditions.
To celebrate opening three weeks ahead of schedule, the family-owned ski area will be giving away free lift passes at the grand opening this Saturday 13 June 2009.
Following this [...]
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The Incredible Pringles Chicken Race
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009After being told about a unique race about to take place across New Zealand, I thought I’d spread the word! After all, this isn’t just any race!
Pringles and The Edge FM are putting up the cash if contestants are willing to put up their time and, most likely their dignity, with The Incredible Pringles Chicken [...]
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The South Island beats the North for outdoors fun, according to Lonely Planet!
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Top world guide book publisher Lonely Planet has come up with its first South Island guide book – with a difference; It includes 32 pages about the Wellington area.
This is about as novel and sincere as producing a travel book all about New Zealand, with a section on Sydney or Melbourne. The South Island alone [...]
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Cute Cheetah Cubs Saved at Orana!
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Orana Wildlife Park staff saved four tiny Cheetah cubs last week from certain death by choosing to hand-raise the animals, owing to an inexperienced, first time Cheetah mother. Cheetah are notoriously difficult to breed in captivity and cubs have a 95% mortality rate in the wild. Orana’s cubs carry the most significant bloodlines in the [...]
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Miniature meerkats at Orana!
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009With my ear always to the ground, I was delighted to hear recently that four tiny Meerkats were born at Orana Wildlife Park, Christchurch. The adventurous little carnivores, aged just five weeks, are already starting to venture outside on display! The arrival of the babies doubled the Orana Wildlife Park’s display group which now numbers [...]
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Rare Sir Edmund Hillary treasures discovered
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Priceless Sir Edmund Hillary memorabilia has been discovered in a loft in Palmerston North and handed over for the world to admire at the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre at Aoraki Mount Cook.
Film footage and a radio interview recording of Sir Edmund Hillary, both more than 50 years old, were unearthed by staff at CB [...]
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Milford Sound Red Boats to open store in Queenstown
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Premier New Zealand tourism company Milford Sound Red Boats Ltd will be opening its first-ever store in early May 2009 and is set to make a huge contribution to the retail market in Queenstown.
Milford Sound Red Boats Ltd offers the most modern cruising experience in Milford Sound with a fleet of three spacious catamarans and [...]
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Living fossil discovered at Karori Wildlife Sanctuary
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009The first confirmed baby tuatara to have hatched in the wild on mainland New Zealand in over 200 years was discovered last week at Zealandia: The Karori Sanctuary Experience in Wellington.
The discovery came during routine maintenance work at the sanctuary last week, where an 11cm-long hatchling was identified. The tuatara is believed to be just one month [...]
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Queenstown Winter Festival Dates Confirmed
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009The dates of the southern hemisphere’s biggest winter party have recently been released and the line-up is set to excite!
The iconic American Express Queenstown Winter Festival celebrates it’s 35th birthday this year, which means celebrations between 26 June to 5 July 2009 will be even bigger and better than ever.
For ten whole days, Queenstown plays host [...]
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