Just came back from NZ Monday 4/03/13. Spent 10 days In NapIer. FantastIc, Art Deco celebratIons stIll happenIng wIth heaps of thIngs for tourIst, especIally the ones off cruIse shIps to do. Was a trIp down memory lane as thIs Is my hometown. Met a couple of Motor homers camped up on the beach, They were spendIng the weekend there and lIved locally. Enjoyed heaps of lovely peaches, nectarInes, NashI pears and apples fresh off the trees. Lots of orchards and gardens In the area.
Had a fantastIc tIme.
justcruisin01 said
04:45 AM Mar 7, 2013
Well done, & just in time for Hartwood.
JC.
Happywanderer said
04:50 AM Mar 7, 2013
Sounds like you had a great time Val.. I haven't been to Napier in about 30 years. I remember it being a very pretty place.
dazren said
05:31 AM Mar 7, 2013
Val and Rob wrote
Just came back from NZ Monday 4/03/13. Spent 10 days In NapIer. FantastIc, Art Deco celebratIons stIll happenIng wIth heaps of thIngs for tourIst, especIally the ones off cruIse shIps to do. Was a trIp down memory lane as thIs Is my hometown. Met a couple of Motor homers camped up on the beach, They were spendIng the weekend there and lIved locally. Enjoyed heaps of lovely peaches, nectarInes, NashI pears and apples fresh off the trees. Lots of orchards and gardens In the area.
Hope you two behaved over there and did not give us Nomads a bad name ?????????????? As the wife and I fly out to the North Island for 2 weeks on Monday, So I'm hoping for a good reception
I have lots and lots of ''Kiwi'' Jokes ?? my friends said Your Not Going To Say Them Over There Are You ???? ------ So I told them Yeah !! no problem, as I am only going for 2 weeks ?? and It takes the average Kiwi, at least 3 weeks to understand them ??
valnrob said
06:13 AM Mar 7, 2013
Oh you are such a cheeky fella. The place is rife with Aussie jokes. Are you going rio Napier? It's such a pretty place. Behave yourself or you may find yourself in a cooking pot Have a great time :)
Happywanderer said
06:22 AM Mar 7, 2013
Which part of the NI are you going to Dazren? I am heading over on 22nd to a wedding in Palmerston North.
dazren said
07:06 AM Mar 7, 2013
Valand Rob wrote,
Oh you are such a cheeky fella. The place is rife with Aussie jokes. Are you going rio Napier? It's such a pretty place. Behave yourself or you may find yourself in a cooking pot Have a great time :)
Thanks I will, And I will try and stay out of the cooking pot, I do have some Kiwi blood in me from a generation or two back ?? and I have liked most Kiwis I have met in the past, so I will still tell my Kiwi jokes, and also listen to their Aussie jokes, after all that is the ''Anzac'' way is'nt it Besides that they do export some really good quality products out of New Zealand ?? They have for example the best ''Virgin Wool'' in the world apparently they get it from only the ''ugly'' sheep over there ? And don't forget our Melbourne Cup Race, and the Kiwi's keep sending over their Racehorses to win our Cup ?? so the do breed good horses, My Father once told me that the NZ horses only run fast '' because'' ??? they have seen what happens to the Sheep over there !!
Should be a great 2 weeks -- looking forward to it
We are going to be based at '' whanganiu'' [ spelling ?? ] it is near the top of the NI, we have a good friend who lives there, so we will use her place as the base station, and she is arranging all the travel details, so we do not miss out on much, we will be also traveling and staying at other places on our travels, we will do all the main places, ie Bay of islands, Rotarua, Auckland, etc, But from what I have read, and heard, we are not even going to scratch the surface in 2 weeks, So I am treating this like a scouting trip, and maybe when I retire next year, we will go over for 6 weeks, and hire a campervan, as that seems to be the popular way of doing NZ,
Happywanderer said
08:09 AM Mar 7, 2013
Oh really. My sister is in Wanganui (correct spelling) I will be spending a couple of nights there but will be after you have gone I'm sure. Read you post again. If its near the top of NI are you sure its not Whangarei? Wanganui is under half way up the left hand side.
Sheba said
08:31 AM Mar 7, 2013
Hey Marj. I worked in Woollies in Whangarei for about 3 months in the mid-60's.
Cheers,
Sheba.
valnrob said
09:13 PM Mar 7, 2013
Daz, I brought my old boy a t-shIrt that had " whatever happens in the sheep pens, stays in the sheep pens" written on the front
He loves it - the shirt I mean
carry1 said
02:04 AM Mar 8, 2013
Ha ha I just love all the banter about Kiwis , being Aussie born but having lived in NZ for the last 40 years and Michael being a Kiwi we are having a great chuckle about the sheep jokes and ( we only take ONE week to catch on to the jokes. )You all must go down to the South Island it is the mainland and the most beautiful. Happy and safe travels to you all.
PS Yes the cooking pots aren't for the sheep !!!!!!
valnrob said
03:55 AM Mar 8, 2013
Kia ora Carry1, gotta agree, Sth Island is beautiful but you got the Mainland wrong !!! Everyone knows the Nth Island has that title I was on a cruise round NZ in November, Sth was absolutely fabulous. Good luck to Dazza and his KIWI jokes eh...
Take care on yr travels might bump into you along the road.
Cheers
carry1 said
04:38 AM Mar 8, 2013
Kia ora valnrob. We were on a cruise around NZ early December for 14 days had a great time,visited family in quite a few ports. Sorry sth island IS the mainland. Ha!ha!ha, Hope to catch up one day on the road
Rita & Michael
valnrob said
06:10 AM Mar 8, 2013
We were on sea princess out of Sydney back early december.
carry1 said
04:33 PM Mar 8, 2013
Hi Val, We were on the sea princess also ,we left Sydney on the 3rd December back on 16 th
Rita
kiwi rainbow said
10:32 PM Mar 11, 2013
I really need to confirm that the NORTH IALAND is the MAINLAND!!!!
-- Edited by kiwi rainbow on Monday 11th of March 2013 10:33:18 PM
justcruisin01 said
06:30 AM Mar 12, 2013
Dont worry daren , there will be sheep on both islands for you. & thats for free as we have been there.
They both claim to be the main land, however this is the mainland & NZ is the 8th state so you will be right at home. LOL.
JC.
justcruisin01 said
06:33 AM Mar 12, 2013
valnrob wrote:
Daz, I brought my old boy a t-shIrt that had " whatever happens in the sheep pens, stays in the sheep pens" written on the front
He loves it - the shirt I mean
Glad you clarified that bit Val. LOL LOL.
Other wize there maybe a few sheepish looks.
valnrob said
01:46 PM Mar 12, 2013
Happywanderer wrote:
Oh really. My sister is in Wanganui (correct spelling) I will be spending a couple of nights there but will be after you have gone I'm sure. Read you post again. If its near the top of NI are you sure its not Whangarei? Wanganui is under half way up the left hand sIde.
hI Marj, whIle In NZ I notIced the spellIng of what was known as WanganuI Is now Whanganui and pronounced wIth 'F' soundIng. In 2009 NZ GeograhIc Board recommended It be changed and the Govt agreed and now uses th Wh spellIng. To MaorI people that Is the way It always should have beenbecause there are no words In our language that use W and not be folowed by the letter H. WanganuI stIll gets used by some.
cheers
-- Edited by valnrob on Tuesday 12th of March 2013 01:56:36 PM
Happywanderer said
06:31 PM Mar 12, 2013
Never did find out whether Dazren has gone to Wanganui or Whangarei. They will be over there now having fun.
valnrob said
08:13 PM Mar 12, 2013
kiwi rainbow wrote:
I really need to confirm that the NORTH IALAND is the MAINLAND!!!!
-- Edited by kiwi rainbow on Monday 11th of March 2013 10:33:18 PM
I'm with you there KIwI RaInbow :)
Happywanderer said
10:46 PM Mar 12, 2013
Hi Val. I had heard that. My sister and her family and my cousin all live in Wanganui and they still call it Wanganui, but they call the River Whanganui. Thats most people I talk to as well. Does make it very confusing doesn 't it?
valnrob said
01:33 AM Mar 13, 2013
Happywanderer wrote:
Hi Val. I had heard that. My sister and her family and my cousin all live in Wanganui and they still call it Wanganui, but they call the River Whanganui. Thats most people I talk to as well. Does make it very confusing doesn 't it?
I think people can use either. We all know where we mean anyway. You have a wonderful time over there.
cheers
Happywanderer said
02:06 AM Mar 13, 2013
I certainly will. Intend going to Wanganui, Feilding, Palmerston North, Foxton Beach, Levin, Otaki, Paraparaumu visiting family and friends after the wedding in PN. All in 10 days.
Just came back from NZ Monday 4/03/13. Spent 10 days In NapIer. FantastIc, Art Deco celebratIons stIll happenIng wIth heaps of thIngs for tourIst, especIally the ones off cruIse shIps to do. Was a trIp down memory lane as thIs Is my hometown. Met a couple of Motor homers camped up on the beach, They were spendIng the weekend there and lIved locally. Enjoyed heaps of lovely peaches, nectarInes, NashI pears and apples fresh off the trees. Lots of orchards and gardens In the area.
Had a fantastIc tIme.
Well done, & just in time for Hartwood.
JC.
Val and Rob wrote
Just came back from NZ Monday 4/03/13. Spent 10 days In NapIer. FantastIc, Art Deco celebratIons stIll happenIng wIth heaps of thIngs for tourIst, especIally the ones off cruIse shIps to do. Was a trIp down memory lane as thIs Is my hometown. Met a couple of Motor homers camped up on the beach, They were spendIng the weekend there and lIved locally. Enjoyed heaps of lovely peaches, nectarInes, NashI pears and apples fresh off the trees. Lots of orchards and gardens In the area.
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Hope you two behaved over there and did not give us Nomads a bad name ?????????????? As the wife and I fly out to the North Island for 2 weeks on Monday, So I'm hoping for a good reception
I have lots and lots of ''Kiwi'' Jokes ?? my friends said Your Not Going To Say Them Over There Are You ???? ------ So I told them Yeah !! no problem, as I am only going for 2 weeks ?? and It takes the average Kiwi, at least 3 weeks to understand them ??
Valand Rob wrote,
Oh you are such a cheeky fella. The place is rife with Aussie jokes. Are you going rio Napier? It's such a pretty place. Behave yourself or you may find yourself in a cooking pot
Have a great time :)
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Thanks I will, And I will try and stay out of the cooking pot, I do have some Kiwi blood in me from a generation or two back ?? and I have liked most Kiwis I have met in the past, so I will still tell my Kiwi jokes, and also listen to their Aussie jokes, after all that is the ''Anzac'' way is'nt it
Besides that they do export some really good quality products out of New Zealand ?? They have for example the best ''Virgin Wool'' in the world apparently they get it from only the ''ugly'' sheep over there ? And don't forget our Melbourne Cup Race, and the Kiwi's keep sending over their Racehorses to win our Cup ?? so the do breed good horses, My Father once told me that the NZ horses only run fast '' because'' ??? they have seen what happens to the Sheep over there !!
Should be a great 2 weeks -- looking forward to it
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HW. [ Marge]
We are going to be based at '' whanganiu'' [ spelling ?? ] it is near the top of the NI, we have a good friend who lives there, so we will use her place as the base station, and she is arranging all the travel details, so we do not miss out on much, we will be also traveling and staying at other places on our travels, we will do all the main places, ie Bay of islands, Rotarua, Auckland, etc, But from what I have read, and heard, we are not even going to scratch the surface in 2 weeks, So I am treating this like a scouting trip, and maybe when I retire next year, we will go over for 6 weeks, and hire a campervan, as that seems to be the popular way of doing NZ,
Read you post again. If its near the top of NI are you sure its not Whangarei? Wanganui is under half way up the left hand side.
Hey Marj. I worked in Woollies in Whangarei for about 3 months in the mid-60's.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Daz, I brought my old boy a t-shIrt that had " whatever happens in the sheep pens, stays in the sheep pens" written on the front
He loves it - the shirt I mean
PS Yes the cooking pots aren't for the sheep !!!!!!
Take care on yr travels might bump into you along the road.
Cheers
Hope to catch up one day on the road
Rita & Michael
We were on the sea princess also ,we left Sydney on the 3rd December back on 16 th
Rita
I really need to confirm that the NORTH IALAND is the MAINLAND!!!!
-- Edited by kiwi rainbow on Monday 11th of March 2013 10:33:18 PM
Dont worry daren , there will be sheep on both islands for you. & thats for free as we have been there.
They both claim to be the main land,
however this is the mainland & NZ is the 8th state so you will be right at home. LOL
.
JC.
Glad you clarified that bit Val. LOL LOL.
Other wize there maybe a few sheepish looks.
-- Edited by valnrob on Tuesday 12th of March 2013 01:56:36 PM
I'm with you there KIwI RaInbow :)
I think people can use either. We all know where we mean anyway. You have a wonderful time over there.
cheers