Have spent the last week or so helping some relatives relocate to Waikanae. Really nice place Waekanaie, and it has a great outdoor pool for only $4 for the whole day. The weather has been pretty rubbish the past couple of days though.
I have booked another trip up north with kiwi experience. Im getting pretty excited! Im off to Rotorua via Taupo for a night (yes, good old Taupo) and i will be there for a few days and then up to Auckland to see a mate from Uni – Will. Then i will decide where to next from then i think!
I was quite disappointed to discover that NZ TV actually broadcast Jermemy Kyle over here. What must they think of us Brits?! I hope they dont think we are all like the usual JK guests!! There is also a surprising amount of UK shows…emmerdale/corrie, aswell as brit documentries about obesity/weird allergies/etc etc. So, in summary, NZ TV is just as crap as home with the same amount of annoying, loud advertisements.
It also appears that NZ have all the major brit foodstuffs (cadbury/bakedbeans etc) but they just dont taste the same! I am thinking i’m getting a luxury from home but its actually a sneaky packaging disguise for alien foods. What is NZ fasination with being so much like the UK? I went for a tour around the Beehive Govnt building the other day in wellington, and the inside has been modeled almost exactly against the brit houses of parliament. I suppose it is quite a compliment.
Anyhoo, will keep you posted when excited stuff starts happening again!
Tags: kiwi experience, New Zealand, sta explorer, travel, Waikanae
