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Monday 7 June 2010
Some photos of our trip along the Wanganui River
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Day 4th, November 6, 2009. We were from National Park, Togariro. We took SH4 going south. When we arrive at Raehiti we decided to take the Wanganui River Road from Pipiriki. Pipiriki was 28 km from Raehiti, into a hilly country road. The view was beautiful. It took us about 1 hr to reach Pipiriki. From Pipiriki onward it was gravel road. So, we had to drive slower. The Pipiriki-Wanganui road was right along the Wanganui River.
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The account of the preparation, the travel-log and our reflection of the experience ... exploring New Zealand 2009. (3 November - 30 November, 2009)
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Headline photo (above):
Mt. Ruapehu at the Tongariro National Park, the north island highest peak (2,797m). She is still an active volcano. We were there (click here)
Introduction
My wife, Hashimah is attending a course on NLP (neuro linguistic programming) from the 7th till 29 of November 2009. It is held at Wellington, New Zealand. Everything will be paid by her employer, Ministry of Health Malaysia. So, we are taking this opportunity to explore New Zealand, just the two of us (I have to pay for my own trip myself of course). We came to New Zealand a few days earlier, arrived at Auckland International Airport on the 3rd of November. We drove to Wellington (using rented car), exploring New Zealand North Island in 4 days. We planned Day 1 to explore Coromandel Peninsular, Day 2 the Central North Island (Rotorua & Taupo), Day 3, Tongariro National Park & Mt Ruapehu and Day 4, south of the North Island. This blog is documenting our planning/preparations and updates of this travel.
November 22, 2009.
Capital View Motor Inn
12, Webb St, Wellington
New Zealand.
Local time in Wellington
Contents:
- Accommodations (2)
- Around Wellington (6)
- At Christchurch (1)
- At Rotorua (2)
- Comandel Peninsula (1)
- Day 1 (2)
- Day 2 (3)
- Day 3 (1)
- Day 4 (1)
- Final Prep (1)
- Introduction (1)
- Islam and Muslim community in Wellington (3)
- Islam in NZ (3)
- Maori Culture and Heritage (2)
- Nelson (1)
- North Island (1)
- Places to visit (4)
- Porirua (1)
- South Island (5)
- South Island - Abel Tasman National Park (2)
- Taranaki Falls (1)
- Taupo (1)
- The NLP Course (2)
- The Planning (4)
- The Preparation (1)
- Tongariro National Park (3)
- Videos (2)
- Wanganui River (1)
- Wanganui River Road (1)
- Weather (2)
- Whitianga (1)
New Zealand on Videos
Video 1:
Link to New Zealand places of attraction (we planned to visit):
- To Te Papa Tongarewa (walking) from Capital View Motel. Te Papa is the N Zealand National Muzium. It closes at 6pm every day except on Thursday at 9pm.
- Tongariro National Park
- Tongariro National Park: Where Mt Ruapehu stand
- Tongariro Alpine Crossing
- Abel Tasman National Park (South Island)
- Author's Pass National Park (South Island)
Driving Directions powered by Google Maps
- Day 1 (Arrival): From Auckland International Airport to Coromandel Town (2hr), to to Whitianga (45 min)
- Day 2: From Whitianga to Rotorua than to Taupo (5 hr)
- Day 3: From Taupo to Tongariro National Park.
- Day 4: From Tongariro National Park to Wellington (5 hr 30 min)
- Nov 18: Exploring South Island - From Mapua to Christchurch (via Lewis Pass) -Option 1, 419km/5hr 30mins
- Nov 18: Exploring South Island 2 - From Mapua to Christchurch (via Arthur's Pass, longer but more scenic)-Option 2, 530Km/7hr