Tag: New Zealand

  • Jet Boating – Rakaia Gorge, NZ

    Jet Boating – Rakaia Gorge, NZ

    With a special thanks to my family for a great birthday present, I was given the chance to go jet-boating up the Rakaia Gorge recently…

  • Braided River Treat, NZ

    Braided River Treat, NZ

    One one of our first family trips to Tekapo, my son Luke was recently a good neighbour to the man living next door to the…

  • Sibling bonds – Lake Tekapo, NZ

    Sibling bonds – Lake Tekapo, NZ

    As a parent, I’m very interested in teaching our kids important life lessons – like ‘treat other people the way you want to be treated’.  Sometimes…

  • Just a little bit further … follow the road to the very end. NZ

    Just a little bit further … follow the road to the very end. NZ

    It’s easy to visit the popular locations, those which are easiest to reach, the place that everyone knows about, and it’s usual the default /…

  • Kaikoura – There’s lots to sea

    Kaikoura – There’s lots to sea

     As the visitor information says:  The seaside settlement of Kaikoura, situated midway between Christchurch and Picton on the rugged east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, is…