“If you’re looking for a holiday that won’t break the bank this year, then plan an Eat, Pray, Love escape to Bali, but avoid high prices and Hobbits in New Zealand…”That was the advice of the UK’s Daily Mail based on the latest holiday money report from the Post Office. Looks like Hobbit fatigue and…
Now that the tourism season has arrived, and in light of the recent tourist attacks over Christmas, we thought it pertinent to re-vist an article we wrote in from January of this year titled “Bashing tourists now a national pastime?”. It seems that almost a year after writing it New Zealand is still a risky…
Those are not our words but a direct quote from a thread on the Trademe.co.nz forum, a community comprised mostly of New Zealanders. It’s an interesting thought isn’t it, as are some of the replies. But first, here’s how the discussion started, followed by a bit of the background. “Welcome to New Zealand. 100% Violent. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10860674“…
Following glowing reviews of An Expected Journey by New Zealand’s politicians the UK’s Daily Telegraph has published a scathing review of the film, awarding it only two out of five stars. Film buff Robbie Collin thought the film was overly long with poor special effects, eked out to three episodes to maximise box office takings…
A party of Italian tourists on a trip down the Wanganui River experienced a cultural exchange of different kind when they stopped to visit a Marae in the remote hamlet of Jerusalem, New Zealand. The group was robbed as they attended a dinner on the evening of 25 November. As you’ll see from the map…
