Category Archives: NEW ZEALAND

Whitehaven Winery: Kiwi Kwality Kontinues Unkompromised

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

Some facts you may not know about New Zealand: It was the last large land mass discovered on earth, making it, for all intents, our planet’s youngest country. New Zealand is the only nation on earth to have three official … Continue reading →

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Villa Maria Estate, Hawke’s Bay: Croatian Knights and Warrior Princesses

Posted on September 3, 2011 by

Grotty media cynics may claim that Lucy Lawless is New Zealand’s worst natural disaster, but in fact, in 1931, a monster earthquake (Richter 7.8) hit Hawke’s Bay, wiping Napier—the region’s commercial nexus—off the map.  The death toll was in the … Continue reading →

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Marlborough Country Minus The Lung Disease

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

These days, if you happen to be a Marlborough Man, you’d better sport a kiwi accent or risk falling afoul of the PC gestapo.  No worries, mate. I suppose that once having referred to New Zealand’s national bird as the … Continue reading →

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