Tag: new zealand
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Day 3/10: Rain, Rain, Go Away

And yes, a huge group of us are grouchy and grumpy and not OK with how the rain has ruined half of our plans. But, we’re all grouchy and grumpy and suffering together. And really, that’s not that bad…
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Day 1/10: I Wish It Was Raining Men Instead

If anyone asked me what I saw in Kaikoura I don’t really have an answer for you. I know the beach can be seen out my window – if you squinted past the sheets of rain. I know there’s a small stretch of town. And I know it has the most diverse sea life in…
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Down By the Bay

This past weekend a large group of international students from AUT got on some buses and headed four hours north to the Bay of Islands. A study in 2006 said it had the second bluest sky in the world. I’d buy that. It’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been…
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Fashion on the 125

This past week and a half, Auckland has been home to fashion lovers with 10 Days of Fashion in the City. Day 9 of the 10 proved to be one of the more eventful ones with New Zealand’s Longest Catwalk: a runway of 125 metres stretching down a part of Queen St…
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Dinner and Drinks Down Under

I enjoy eating. I enjoy trying different foods. And for the most part I’m not entirely picky. That’s why it’s not much of a surprise upon coming to Auckland I’m always up for new things.
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Museums, Mountains and Maori, Oh My.

When a friend of mine wanted to see a fashion photography exhibit held at Auckland’s War Memorial Museum a large group of us thought it’d be a great start to our tourist-y behaviour in the city…