http://www.new-zealand.net.au Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:37:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So there I was, in the middle of a Sydney winter, sitting in a hotel room editing photos, when out of the blue came an invitation to shoot a new tourism campaign - four weeks, all expenses paid, shooting the most stunning locations... http://www.new-zealand.net.au/travel-news/egypt-double-exposure/ 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 http://www.new-zealand.net.au/video-gallery/richmond-webcam-friday-30th-july-2010/ Jetstar has announced it is expanding its trans-Tasman operations and will run direct flights from Auckland to Melbourne and Cairns http://www.new-zealand.net.au/travel-news/jetstar-announces-more-destinations-from-auckland/ '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... http://www.new-zealand.net.au/travel-news/cape-reinga-beach-bus-boogie/ 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... http://www.new-zealand.net.au/travel-news/cultural-connection-the-real-fiji/ 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... http://www.new-zealand.net.au/travel-news/dunedin-staying-on-track-in-central-otago/ 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... http://www.new-zealand.net.au/restaurants/gables-speights-ale-house-herne-bay/ 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... http://www.new-zealand.net.au/travel-news/airlines-vertical-seats-a-standing-joke/ 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... http://www.new-zealand.net.au/restaurants/kermadec-viaduct-harbour/ 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... http://www.new-zealand.net.au/travel-news/fears-for-galapagos-unique-wildlife-as-islands-lose-protected-status/