Richmond Webcam Friday 30th July 2010 »
Duration: 00:00:16View: 0
Richmond, New Zealand timelapse from Friday 30th July 2010. Visit the live camera on Takeabreak www.takeabreak.co.nz Purchase your very own SnapitHD web camera http
Jetstar announces more destinations from Auckland »
Jetstar has announced it is expanding its trans-Tasman operations and will run direct flights from Auckland to Melbourne and Cairns
Cape Reinga: Beach bus boogie »
'You may be a little apprehensive when you reach the top of the sand dune, but believe me; it's not as bad as it looks.'Boogie boarding instructors are noted for their unquenchable thirst for adventure and sheer bravado…
Cultural connection: the real Fiji »
Greg and Helen Wragg have been coming to Fiji’s Northern Yasawa Islands for more than 20 years.It’s not the perfect sunbathing beaches or the spectacular snorkelling that’s luring them back, for the Wraggs – it’s the Fijian people…
Dunedin: Staying on track in Central Otago »
We ate the pub hogget when we were warned to have the steak; ordered the sticky date pudding and got ticked off by the waitress for risking a heart attack; and lunched leisurely on a shady cafe lawn long after the others had left…
Gables Speight’s Ale House , Herne Bay »
When the Gables Tavern on Jervois Rd closed down, many of us mourned its loss. It was a down-to-earth staple of Herne Bay where you could be guaranteed a decent, expertly cooked steak, drowned in a sauce of your choosing and enjoyed…
Airlines: Vertical seats a standing joke »
Plans for standing passengers on European air routes are unlikely to be tried by Jetstar and Air New Zealand.A suggestion by Irish airline Ryanair that it could carry standing passengers was gimmicky, said Jetstar chief executive…
Kermadec , Viaduct Harbour »
There’s something about the term “fine dining” that slightly sets the teeth on edge. It has a self-satisfied, stuffy air of pretension and snobbery. But Kermadec can, I suppose, be excused for using the description as it has to…
Fears for Galapagos’ unique wildlife as islands lose protected status »
A panel of politicians has voted to remove the Galapagos Islands from the UN’s list of World Heritage Sites in danger – in spite of a firm recommendation from scientists and officials who visited the islands that they should keep…
Seoul: Frosty relations between North and South »
The timing was interesting… standing in a tunnel almost under the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) in South Korea just as tensions between it and its aggressive northern neighbour are heating up.South Korea had just announced its findings…