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Travel
info sites:
| www.newzealand.com |
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A comprehensive
Pure NZ (Tourism New Zealand) website - a wealth
of detail about NZ tour operators, places to go,
planning NZ itineraries, accommodation, sights to
see etc - throughout Aotearoa. |
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| www.womentravel.co.nz |
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Information
packed website for women travelling through Aotearoa
- features women owned businesses (like ours!),
things to do, women only accommodation etc. |
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| www.aucklandnz.com |
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The website
of Tourism Auckland - what to do and see all over
Auckland. It also has a section dedicated to the
Maori operators in Auckland - with everything from
art galleries to adventure tour operators. |
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| www.taitokerau.co.nz |
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A web travel
guide to Maori Tourism in Northland. Potiki Adventures
is a member of this regional Maori tourism organisation. |
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| www.indigenousnewzealand.com |
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The website
of indigenous (Maori) tourism operators - just like
us! A good place to look for other things to do
when you are planning your NZ itinerary. |
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| www.kiwitravelwriter.com |
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This is the
website of a NZ based travel writer. Visit her site
to read local NZ and international travel stories. |
Auckland:
| www.eon.co.nz |
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The philosophy
for the Eon Design Store was to create a space that
inspires innovation and where NZ designers can sell
their creations. It is owned by a young female designer
Angela Roper and has a superb range of home-wares,
furniture, ceramics, clothing etc. They send gorgeous
unique NZ designs all over the world. It is one
of the shops we sometimes incorporate into our Exclusive
Tours. |
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| www.nativeagent.co.nz |
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This is a Maori
art gallery / design store where we stop on our
Urban Maori Experience. It’s a great place
to buy both traditional and contemporary Maori art.
Native Agent stocks Maori themed goods including
traditional Maori weapons, home-wares, linen, jewellery,
children’s clothing, flax weaving, wood carvings,
paintings etc. Located in funky Kingsland Village. |
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| www.newzealandsurftours.com |
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Check out this
company if you are interested in surfing in New
Zealand. Suitable for everyone from complete beginners
to experienced riders. They also do North Island
snow tours during winter. |
Aotearoa (NZ) wide:
| www.hellsgate.co.nz |
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For a lush
mud pool and spa experience check out these guys
based in Rotorua. They also have an amazing walk
through their mud pools and geothermal area- all
on traditionally owned land. If you’ve got
time go for a traditional Maori massage as well. |
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| www.kaitiaki.co.nz |
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If you want
to go white water rafting or sledgling, then check
out this great Maori company. They are based in
Rotorua, raft the Kaituna and the Rangatikei rivers
and have one of the most experienced team of rafting
guides around. Kaitiaki raft the highest commercially
rafted waterfall in the world! |
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| www.maoritours.co.nz |
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Join this Kaikoura
based Maori family for a natural and personal experience
that gives deep insight into the ways of modern
day Maori and their links to the environment. A
real cultural exchange that’s interactive
and fun. |
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| www.mitai.co.nz |
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Mitai Maori
Village is a family run business, based in Rotorua,
which offers you an authentic cultural performance
in the sacred and spiritual place owned by their
ancestors for generations. The genuine hangi meal,
(which you see lifted out of the ground), a waka
(war canoe), the sacred freshwater spring and your
only opportunity in the Rotorua area to view glowworms. |
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| www.spaceships.tv |
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Spaceships
- NZ Campervan Hire. Spaceships are a funky way
to get around and are like a good car to drive but
have more useful features than a campervan…including
a CD & DVD player! |
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| www.gloworm.co.nz |
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Spellbound
Glowworm and Cave tours are, in our opinion, the
very best available in Waitomo. This is a great
tour for those that are not so adventurous, as there
is no abseiling etc. You get to go into two caves,
they only take a maximum of 12 people and you get
to spend ages in the caves. They are a great eco
tour operator, and the owner set up all the original
companies in Waitomo- so is very experienced. Fantastic! |
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| www.stray.co.nz |
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Stray Adventure
Travel Network - flexible guided backpacker bus
trips for adventurous travellers that want to get
further off the beaten track and closer to the action. |
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| www.taranakitours.com |
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Capture an
insight into Maori culture with an interpretative
tour of Taranaki and connect yourself with Taranaki’s
unique Mountain to Surf landscape, activities, attractions
and stories. |
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| www.wairakeiterraces.co.nz |
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The Pink and
White Terraces recreated in Taupo. An amazing example
of a shared vision between privately owned Contact
Energy and the local Maori- to redevelop the original
Wairakei Terraces and geysers that were lost with
the development of the Wairakei Geothermal Power
Station in the 1950's. |
Accommodation:
| www.nearleigh.co.nz |
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A gorgeous
3 bedroom, 3 bathroom self-contained house in Leigh,
one hour North of Auckland. The house is fully wheelchair
accessible and has amazing sea views across the
harbour to Little Barrier Island, the Coromandel
etc. Located less than 5 minutes away from Goat
Island Marine Reserve. Owned by Melissa's family!
Get special rates if you book a Potiki tour and
accommodation here. |
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| www.abaco.co.nz |
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Abaco on Jervois
is luxurious apartment style accommodation with
easy access to all of the fine wine and eating establishments
available in Ponsonby. The best news is that every
room has either a spa pool or spa bath. |
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| www.aucklandbedandbreakfast.com |
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Braemar House
is a luxury B&B set in a quiet street in the
heart of Auckland City. It is one of the older streets,
close to inner city shopping, the ferries etc. This
gorgeous historical house seems more like a small
hotel than a B&B, but has the advantage of having
the owners’ onsite to interact with their
guests. |
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| www.greenspace.co.nz |
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This lovely
St Alban’s based eco accommodation is our
choice of place to stay in Christchurch. Private,
affordable yet luxurious eco living. Stylish Pacific
& Maori themed décor. Great for everyone
from singles to families. |
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| www.nz-homestay.co.nz |
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Auckland No.
1 House Bed and Breakfast. A heritage House on Auckland’s
North Shore, only 8 minutes to city centre by fast
ferry. They have stunning Auckland City views, a
cute Hobbit House in the garden, and a 12 metre
catamaran to take you sailing for a day or longer
on the Hauraki Gulf. |
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| www.staffordvilla.co.nz |
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Stafford Villa
is a heritage luxury bed and breakfast located in
Birkenhead Point, across the water from Downtown
Auckland, award winning restaurants, antique and
boutique shopping all within walking distance of
the villa. |
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| www.verandahs.co.nz |
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Verandahs is
a peaceful, relaxed backpackers for grown-ups, in
a turn of the century villa in Ponsonby. It backs
onto Western park and is an easy stroll to Ponsonby
Road and the central city. |
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| www.waihoihoi.co.nz |
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A unique women's
lodge 2 hours north of Auckland in sub-tropical
Northland. Affordable luxury set on 5 acres of organic
gardens - you won't be disappointed. |
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| www.wotif.com |
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A website offering
great rates on Auckland region hotels. |
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