Kerikeri, New Zealand Travel Blogs

How to Kill a Fish in the Face
May 1, 2008 (5 photos)

... sportiest of sportfish, and most people leave them because they are so dumb but hey, I had to cut my teeth on something in New Zealand. We soon were back in the boat zipping along to the Nine Pin. A massive steep walled island makes up the center of the ...

Screw the Man, Embrace the Tan
Jul 23, 2008

  I've decided, as a long term white person, (25 years), I'm now going to embrace my tan. Screw you whitey. Where's my grape drink? I want some fried chicken, and I want it Cheap. So solly cholly, no more WASP's here. I'm gonna open me a 7-Eleven ...

Cheese, chillies and chocolate
Jun 13, 2006 (1 photos)

... too traumatised so I think I get t keep my job. Kerikeri was lovely. It is home to two of the oldest buildings in New Zealand- a timber colonial house and a stone store, set up as it would have been 100 years ago. The traditionally made produce was for ...

I Am the WORST Canadian Ever!
Jan 26, 2006

Howdy Folks. It's a sad sad day for this Kanuk in New Zealand. I am sad, and ashamed and from this day forth (until the next election) if you hear me saying anything about the political situation in Canada, please, punch me in the teeth. I did not ...

day 2 up the east coast of the north Island, NZ
Nov 14, 2007 (4 photos)

Our first night in the tent was surprisingly good, although we had borrowed a blow up air bed from Sarah and Alan but it was a little too big for the tent and we were worried that it might cause some damage.  We'll see how it goes, we may have to buy ...

Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Jan 7, 2008 (10 photos)

Nous voila partis pour une semaine de camping sur la terre a Jimmy (ami de Marlon) dans la baie des Iles, situee tout au Nord de l'ile du Nord)  Au rendez-vous, de la pluie, beaucoup de pluie.  Malgre tout, nous avons brave la temperature  ...

Working in New Zealand
Apr 16, 2008 (104 photos)

... hostel and met up with someone else from work. We had a great night at The Homestead, dancing our socks off! Before leaving New Zealand our last stop was Auckland for a night. We stayed at Ponsonby Backpackers which was really nice and for my last night ...

Picture Extravaganza!
Sep 27, 2006 (33 photos)

You all wanted it so now you got it. Lots of pictures

Lovely day for a picnic
May 23, 2006 (2 photos)

... this one wasn't even giving away carrier bags) in Whangarei before continuing to Paihia and then our farm hostel just outside Kerikeri. This was more of a homestay, run by a gentleman called Claes, with a beautiful polished wooden floor (all shoes removed ...

Happy St Patrick's Day - Part Two!
Mar 17, 2007 (2 photos)

We arrived at Kerikeri and went straight to the pub, we left the camper at the site... so we could both have a good drink. The pub was decked out in Black and Green balloons, and they gave you a scratch card each time you bought a pintof Guinness... to ...

Kerikeri - Bay of Islands
Jan 5, 2009 (5 photos)

... to the Reverend Samuel Marsden by the powerful Nga Puhi chief, Hongi Hika. Kemp House is the oldest surviving European building in New Zealand. The Stone Store is the country's oldest surviving stone building. There was also a small waterfall close to it ...

on the wwoof again
Jan 14, 2006 (1 photos)

... NEWS OF ALL!!! Susan has this friend/boyfriend named Richard. Susan had asked me my first day why I wanted to come to New Zealand to which I promptly replyed "sheep!! I wanna sheer and spin!!". So she mentioned this to Richard when he came by one day. ...

Kerikeri
Nov 15, 2007 (5 photos)

In this nice little town you can find the Jerusalem cafe and to of the oldest houses in New - Zealand, one made of stone and the other made of wood. We didn't go in, too expansive, but you can see them in the pictures. From Kerikeri we go north on highway ...

Kerikeri
Dec 8, 2007

Slashing rain, Waitanga Treaty House.

Enough Blue Paint
Jan 23, 2006 (4 photos)

Howdy folks! Still here in Kerikeri. But hopefully not for long. Had a nice weekend at Susan's other house in Manganoiu (have to fingure out how to spell that exactly). She has this great house on the water. She goes there ever Friday afternoon as ...

Day 68 - Russel to Kerikeri
Feb 25, 2006 (5 photos)

... It was another relaxing day I the Bay of Isalands. After an unsuccessful search for a free camping spot I recommended we drive to Kerikeri that was a little further north but still on the Bay of Islands. We checked into a really nice Top 10 Holiday Park. ...

Sheep Success
Jan 17, 2006 (5 photos)

Howdy Folks. I know you all are DYING to know how things went with the sheep, so I knew I should not be tardy on getting back on the net to tell you! Richard (sheep guy) came and picked Tim (other wwoofer) and I up in the am and we were off to his ...

A decision
Nov 13, 2008

... Paihia first (25km away and then go from there). It sort of weather dependent, but as some wise person told me New Zealand weather forecasters usually get the right weather and the right day its just the connection that often is wrong. Anyway in ...

WWOOFing @ Planet Green Nursery
May 9, 2008 (19 photos)

We finally WWOOFed for those who don't know WWOOF stands for Willing Workers on Organic Farms and you work 3-4 hours a day in exchange for food and housing in the family home. We worked for Maxine and Andy Bell who had two kids, Caitie and Dylan. ...

Same Story
Nov 11, 2008 (9 photos)

Kerikeri (still) * Went out of town about 5km to big 'Warehouse' (which is a store similar to Matalan) to buy vest top (I'm getting really bad tan lines on my arms). * Bought: - 2 Vests - Another sports Bra (for jogging/cycling) - A Frisbee (for ...

Kerikeri
Mar 26, 2008 (2 photos)

... is of attractive proportion and construction. Next door is the Mission House, claimed to be the oldest building in New Zealand, period, dating from 1822. The Mission House is decorated largely with original furnishings, and contains relevant history as ...

Going Back
Nov 6, 2008 (1 photos)

... them once! Then you can look back and smile because everything looks better looking back. So having to retrace my steps to Kerikeri was a bit disappointing but I did it. I put in some extra Hill climbing effort as well to try and counter the fish and ...

WWOOFing Part II - Kerikeri Organics
Feb 9, 2008 (18 photos)

If there is one thing New Zealand knows how to do well, it's a line in dilapidated, ramshackle accommodation.  Clapped out, decaying, holey, crumbly, maybe even a bit mouldy, they come in all shapes and sizes, each creaking with the strain of the ...

A wet Bay of Islands & Si & Trace fly home, boo!!
Jun 19, 2008 (14 photos)

blurb and photos to come!

Waiting in Kerikeri
Nov 9, 2008 (36 photos)

... I don't want the money and won't soon need it but right now I don't 'need'the money. The plan was though 1. Come to New Zealand 2. Get Bike 3. Go cycling 4. Pick fruit Having completed steps 1-3 I thought I'd give 4 a go. Though the work is not ...

Exploring Northland
Dec 2, 2003 (9 photos)

... fast as possible because it's a crappy city! We came north (everything north of Auckland is called Northland) to a town called Kerikeri. It's very small. We''re staying at Aranga Holiday Park, which is a mix of camping and cabins with communal kitchens ...

Moving on
Nov 2, 2008

Kahoe farm to KeriKeri Can't find bit of paper I wrote the distance down on - will find and update if I do. Short: * Left Farm, hope to maybe go back (but cycling does put you off return trips a little). * Ride was more up than anticipated but ...

Heading South
Nov 12, 2005 (10 photos)

... our way toward Auckland. We took advantage of yesterday to see more of the Bay of Islands and spent the day in a place called KeriKeri, after changing cars for the 3rd time. We stayed in our first B and B which proved to be an excellent choice. The bed ...

Welcoming 2004
Jan 10, 2004 (8 photos)

... up 3 waterfalls to find daylight again. It was SWEET AS. Then we drove back up to Northland to rejoin our buddies from Kerikeri for New Years. We got a sweet hotel room with a deck, our own bathroom, and a kitchenette for the 31st and 1st so we could ...

Full Circle
Jan 5, 2004 (14 photos)

... . We worked a third job, planting tamarillo trees (50 points to anyone who knows what a tamarillo is!)Our last weekend in Kerikeri we went dolphin watching around the Bay of Islands, which has 144 islands! We got to see lots of dolphins, and, obviously, ...