Waikato

So it's on to the next adventure for me. I'll be studying at the University of Waikato in Hamilton for one semester through a company called Australearn, who's set this all up for me and about 30 other US students going to this Uni. New Zealand is a place ...

The friends drove to Port Waikato as it was recommended to them the Seagars. It was a lovely drive and the beach was quiet and beautiful. ...

The last few days of my stay in NZ were in a remote spot called Port Waikato, on the west coast an hour or so from Auckland.  It is so remote there is no phone signal from the house until you reach the main road about 20 minutes away. The ...

... Port Waikato, described on one website in a list of 101 must-dos for Kiwi's as a place safe from tourists...so they thought. Port Waikato, not much to write home about as a town, some good surf and lots of dunes, although they're not exactly big, just ...

Leaving Rotorua we decided to drive to Port Waikato, bringing us closer to Auckland for our exciting weekend with two games: New Zealand - France Fiji - Samoa We drove through Matamata, home of where they filmed Hobbiton for The Lord of the Ring Trilogy ...

... say we were lucky they are just about to head off and we are relieved we didn't have to try and effect a pass. We arrive at Port Waikato about lunch time and have fish and chips at the cafe. Very nice. We head to the motor camp and make for a nice looking ...

... constant pitter-patter of tiny sleet. 16/7 We left Waitomo early to head south on SH3 leaving behind the province of Waikato for Taranaki's coastline through three-hours' worth of scenic reserves and hairpin bends, and soon our arms were aching ...

... of Auckland - and nice though Auckland is, it's just a city). So our first overnight stop was on the West Coast in the Waikato region of NZ, in a place called Raglan. On the way from Auckland, we made a few stops, most of them fairly pointless, but ...

... to eat them.  A lovely view and fantastic take away food - a good start to the weekend. We finally arrived down in Port Waikato around 9pm - Jules was starting to think we had been abducted by aliens, so I think they were rather glad when we arrived ...

On New Years Eve, after buying a loo seat for Larissa and Brent, we drove down to Port Waikato to meet everyone at the bach.  We were the last ones to arrive, so Lucy and Daniel got a great welcome from the other six children already there. This was ...

... me everytime she points out a cute Lamb or Calf and I start licking my lips. Eventually the road winds us round to Port Waikato where we get a pitch at the campsite and fine we're the only non-residents staying there. Like most people who live on ...

... Thirty-one After leaving Auckland, our journey through Middle Earth had begun. We headed south towards a small town called Port Waikato. Apparently, this was where they filmed the Weathertop scenes where Frodo gets stabbed y the Black Rider's in Lord ...