A sea taxi and a tramp...and other adventures on the South IslandBack on the South Island for our last ten days in NZ, we headed straight to Abel Tasman National Park. Famous for secluded coves and spectacular sea views, most parts of the park can only be reached from the sea or onfoot. We booked a sea taxi to take us to Torrent Bay, for a tramp along thecliffs to Bark Bay. The taxi turned out to be a small speed boat, which whisked us along for a very bumpy bum-...

As we headed north towards Picton to get the ferry to Wellington for the quarter final, we decided to stop in Kaikoura, famous for 2 reasons; whale watching and crayfish eating. We had stopped here before on the way past about a week earlier and were thwarted from doing the whale watching as it had all been booked up for the day we arrived. On that occasion we tucked into some crayfish gleefully. For those of you that don't know, crayfish is basically lobster's u...

Dunedin - by Neil My overriding memory of Dunedin is that we had a lot of fun here. The atmosphere all weekend was beyond electric. It was up there with the best games that I have ever been too. (And for those of you that know me, I have been to a lot of matches over the years in some of the best stadium in the world, so this is really saying something!). With the taste of reaching the quarter finals on the Irish fans lips, along with the realisation for many th...

Otago Peninsula (David Bellamy eat your heart out)High on a great weekend in Dunedin, but sad that five had become four, we drove out along the Otago Peninsula to visit a seal colony and try to find some of the elusive and very rare blue penguins. Our tour was on private farmland, and we were driven out to the viewing spots in an Argo. It's an amphibious vehicle with eight-wheel drive, that feels like a large quad bike but is a lot more sophisticated- NASA and th...

DunedinA great city that we enjoyed for several reasons... The sun shone all weekend. It's organised around a central octagon that streets radiate from - very easy to navigate and meet up with people. It's name is Celtic for Edinburgh. It's architecture pre dates 1960's bungalows (unusual for NZ). The gallery was a nice place to while away a couple of hours. The people are vibrant - it's a university town and a mix of all sorts of folks. The rugby stadium is cove...