14 May Di & Norm’s Hunter Valley Honeymoon
Tyrrell's Winery At David Hook Winery Just as well John was raised a Catholic and knows how to hang around in a church On a Morning Walk near the Resort ...
Author: Alistair Dewar Photography
12 May History at Waitangi
15th January 2020, 7 am we arrived in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. MS Noordam dropped anchor in sheltered waters between Russell and the Waitangi Treaty Ground, while we waited a call to board a ship-to-shore tender. Our excursion included a bus to trip to...
29 Apr Devonport, the North Shore of Auckland
Tuesday 14th January 2020, 7am we arrived in Auckland Harbour for a tour of one of that cities oldest suburbs, Devonport. It was an overcast day, threatening rain. And that's what it did for the latter part of this excursion. Auckland's Sky Tower and city buildings intermingled with...
22 Apr Geothermal Activity, Maori Culture and Sheep
Monday 13th January 2020, 6am our cruise ship MS Noordam docked at Port of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, for an excursion to Rotorua, New Zealand. MS Noordam docked at Port of Tauranga Cruise Terminal The bus trip to Rotorua takes an hour on State Highways #2 and...
14 Apr The Art Deco Capital of New Zealand
7 am Sunday 12 January 2020, we arrived at Port Napier in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. It is a small port in area as the photos and map will show. Looking southwest from ship, with Bluff Hill to left. The town of Napier is south of Bluff...
05 Apr Wonderful, Windy, Wellington
I remember flying into Wellington on my first visit to New Zealand, back in 2002, for a two day work trip. At first sight of the jagged NZ coastline I assumed I was flying over the land around Wellington, at the bottom of the North Island....
29 Mar Picton NZ
Friday 10th January 2020 our cruise ship, MV Noordam docked in Shakespeare Bay, Picton New Zealand. Picton is a town of 4,350 people situated near the top of New Zealand's south island, close to the head of Queen Charlotte Sound. It provides a key transport link...
22 Mar The Beauty and Spirit of Christchurch
On Thursday 9th January 2020 at 7am, we arrived in Akaroa Harbour for an excursion to the city of Christchurch.
03 Mar A Wee Slice of Scotland in New Zealand
We arrived at Port Chalmers (South Island of New Zealand) aboard the cruise ship MS Noordam on Wednesday 8th January 2020 at around 7.30 am, to visit the "New Edinburgh". Google Map of Otago Harbour - Port Chalmers in the middle of the map, 10 kms...
17 Feb When is a Sound not a Sound in NZ?
Feature photo - Milford Sound from Cruise ship Noordam A Sound is not a Sound in New Zealand when it's a Fiord, of course. Read on to find out why this is significant. MV Noordam docked at White Bay Cruise Terminal - taken from our stateroom balcony 1...