Moana Lodge

... mode! Will have to upload the pics for you to see! After our trip across the gorge we headed down to Lake Brunner in Moana via Westport. Westport is a little port town on the west coast of the south island but was very quiet today as it is Anzac day. ...

... the lodge was built by helicopter as there are no roads to the area. Most people looked like they were staying the night at the lodge. We were utterly exhausted by the time we got back to the van. We are a little perplexed and have realized that what ...

... views from the top looking out over Wellington City - a really glam city with great cityscape. On to the tiny motorway N to Moana's Lodge at Plimmerton on the N side of Wellington, set on the seafront with glorious view of the sunset with the S Island ...

... day. The suburbs are all located on the hills with amazing views of the mountain and sea. We were staying in a hostel called Moana Lodge in one such suburb of Plimmerton and our room's window faced the bay giving us some amazing views of the sunsets. I ...

... had a few places in mind to stay and we arrive at the first one to find no one at home so we went to our second choice - Moana lodge - and we were very pleased with our new home for the night.  We got the train into wellington so we can have a ...

... car and are on our way. We are staying for 3 nights on the west coast just north of Wellington in the resort town of Plimmerton. Our room at the well-maintained 1929 Moana Lodge looks out onto the bay. Tonight the pink-orange sunset fills the western ...

... at Wellington we picked up our new car and promptly drove out of the city. We stayed in an absolutely delightful backpackers (Moana Lodge) right on the beach in Plimmerton. Today we had a leisurely drive to the Tongariro National park, stopping to ...

... plus it appeared that certain Kiwi MPs like to perch their behinds on cosy sheepskin when they sit in session! Accommodation:  Moana Lodge (2 nights) – A lovely seaside hostel with a fine kitchen and lounge. A bit pricier than some ...

... with our backpacker we have already booked to stay there one more night, so we will be for the next three nights in Moana Lodge in Plimmerton, a small coastal village 30 km north of Wellington. When we arrive, the weather is terrible. But the place is ...

... the phone told me I was going to enjoy it. Plimmerton is best described as a resort town set in step hills overlooking a small bay. Moana Lodge was as the base of these hills just feet from the beach. It was my favorite and likely will remain the best ...

... everyone back home a very happy Thanksgiving.  It turned into a beautiful day here and ended as a very special one. I'm staying at Moana Lodge in Plimmerton.  It's a hostel, but everyone is family here. I wish you could see this place or should ...

... was more like a motorway, & as I did so I saw a backpackers sign so, after taking several photos, I went looking for it. Moana Lodge was a big house directly across the road from the beach & when I went in a young French girl, Sophie, who was ...