TheStar.com recently featured an article about New Zealand Wine Country that’s worth reading. Here’s an excerpt: CENTRAL OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND—“Do you have feelings of inadequacy? Do you suffer from shyness? Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive? If you…
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Atlantic’s In Focus Features New Zealand – Gorgeous Pics of life in NZ
The In Focus website over at the Atlantic Monthly featured New Zealand today with 38 gorgeous pictures depicting life in New Zealand. Here’s a sample: New Zealand, home to some 4.3 million residents, is currently hosting the 2011 Rugby…
The Economist Features the Rugby World Cup
The Economist has an article about New Zealand and the Rugby World Cup. Here’s an excerpt: ONE week into the Rugby World Cup, New Zealand has lived up to its claim to be a “stadium of four million”. A spectacular…
Slashfilm Covers What a Lord of the Rings Tour is Like
One of the writers over at the film website Slashfilm was in New Zealand a few weeks ago and had the chance to take a Lord of the Rings themed tour. Here’s an excerpt: While I was in New Zealand…
Tips: How to Travel Between the North and South Islands of New Zealand
Though New Zealand consists of about 38 islands, it is mainly made up of two large ones, the North Island and the South Island. The two are separated by the Cook Strait and are about 25km apart, though the route…
Guide: Top Things to do in Wellington New Zealand
Voted by Lonely Planet as one of the best capital cities in the world, Wellington lives up to its reputation. While most capital cities are set apart from the social scene and consist primarily of monuments, politicians and monuments of…
A Primer on Understanding the Culture of New Zealand
There are two things you should never do in life. Never mix your liquor, and never confuse a Kiwi with an Australian. It’s fair to say the two countries are similar, like cousins may be, but in no way does…
How Did New Zealand Get Its Unique Name?
One of the most common questions we get asked is how New Zealand got it’s name and also where exactly is ‘Old Zealand?’ According to the Wikipedia: Aotearoa (often translated as “land of the long white cloud”) is the current…
A Brief Guide to Lord of the Rings Attractions in New Zealand – LOTR Guided Tours
When Frodo and Sam ran around the fields of the Shire and welcomed Gandelf into their village, they were actually running around the Waikato Region on the North Island of New Zealand. And when, at the end of it all,…
Books on Immigrating to New Zealand – NZ Immigration Guidebooks
If you’re interested in moving to New Zealand there are many resources out there to help you plan. We thought it would be a good idea to put together a list of helpful books about immigrating to New Zealand that…
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