Marlborough Museum in Blenheim – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 249: Looking for the perfect indoor activity in Marlborough for a rainy day? Join us as we explore the Marlborough Museum in Blenheim! Just another of the great things to do in Marlborough!
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Today is our last day in Marlborough and our last full day on the South Island! We decide to check out the regional museum called the Marlborough Museum situated in Blenheim town!
While the Marlborough Museum covers the history of the Maori and Europeans of the area, it’s actually the perfect place to learn about Marlborough wine. It’s a must-do for anyone interested in New Zealand wine!
So what do you think of this Museum in New Zealand? Would you add the Marlborough Museum to your Blenheim travel itinerary? LUK in the comments.
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PAK'nSAVE Blenheim is now open!
A large crowd or approximately 250 was in attendance to see the new $25m PAK'nSAVE Blenheim being officially opened by the Mayor of Marlborough, Alistair Sowman at 9am Tuesday, March 19 2013.
A large crowd or approximately 250 was in attendance to see the new $25m PAK'nSAVE Blenheim being officially opened by the Mayor of Marlborough, Alistair Sowman at 9am Tuesday, March 19 2013.
Also in attendance was Foodstuffs South Island Ltd CEO, Steve Anderson and the company's board.
The 6000sqm supermarket on Middle Renwick Rd, part of the Westwood development, has taken a year to complete and ushers in a new era of shopping for the town, with its large car park, on site fuel pumps, self-scan checkouts, free wifi, coffee-to-go outlet and most importantly, low prices.
Mark Elkington, owner of the new supermarket, said that the carpark had been full for the entire morning. We had between 500 and 600 transactions in the first few hours of trading.
This is a very exciting time for Blenheim - the PAK'nSAVE philosophy is all about delivering groceries at the lowest possible price, and we will certainly be offering the lowest food prices in Blenheim. Our customers are going to find a significant difference and we know they are going to be pleasantly surprised at how much they will save on their weekly groceries.
Mark says there will be some very attractive deals in the opening week.
People will see some prices they haven't seen in Blenheim before and as an opening treat we will be giving away 15,000 reuseable bags for people to pack their groceries in.
The supermarket will feature a huge 'aisle of value' including a range of grocery products, liquor and dairy products.
We're going to be the first PAK'nSAVE in the South Island to offer dairy products in our 'aisle of value'. Dairy is a big part of PAK'nSAVE - cheese, milk and so on - and we'll be including those staples in the aisle at a really cheap price.
Three entire bays in the store are devoted to gluten free products and in addition there will be some gluten free frozen items including a section in the bakery freezer.
We're very aware that this is a dietary necessity for many people today and our selection of foods that are gluten free will be significant.
With about 10,000 different product lines in store, the supermarket will cover all customer expectations including the provision of 330 car parks, and on site fuel pumps at which to redeem discount fuel vouchers.
Our customers will be able to take their voucher when they leave the store, and fill up at the pumps straight away. We're going to have staff helping with this in the first few weeks, but the pumps are self serve and people will easily learn the procedure.
The supermarket itself will have nine self-scan checkouts and 16 standard checkouts.
People can choose whichever they prefer. We will have a mixture of express self scan and full shop self scan checkouts. While shopping, customers will have free wifi use for checking their emails, and will be able to buy a fresh coffee-to-go from just inside the door.
PAK'nSAVE Blenheim will have 150 staff and be open daily from 7am-10pm.
PAK'nSAVE offers you more deals on fuel either through our onsite PAK'nSAVE FUEL pumps or as part of FuelUp.
Things to Do in Blenheim in 360 - New Zealand VR
See the awesome landscapes and things to do in Blenheim in 360 degrees in this VR video of Blenheim in New Zealand! Watch in 4K for the best results.
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Trying to figure out where to go in New Zealand? Check out Blenheim in 360 degrees in this virtual reality slideshow. These are the landscapes, sights and things to do in Blenheim in New Zealand presented in a 360 video of Blenheim, New Zealand. Watch in 4K for the best results.
See the Blenheim's Dodson Street Beergarden, Explore Marlborough wine bike tour, Wither Hills Farm Park, Marlborough Museum and more captured with a VR camera.
These 360 images were captured during the making of the web series New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year, which is a daily travel vlog where the BackpackerGuide.NZ team challenge themselves to 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand. Check it out at
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Phil's Best Kept Secret #9 - Kaikoura's Nins Bin
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Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Blenheim – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ
Day 246: Today we are checking out the awesome Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Marlborough. It’s Peter Jackson’s collection of Word War 1 aircraft displayed in dramatic movie-like scenes! A must do in Blenheim!
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If you’re looking for a rainy day activity in Blenheim or the Marlborough region, or any Marlborough activity for that reason, then don’t miss the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Blenheim! This Aviation Museum in Blenheim displays World War 1 Aircraft and World Ward 2 Aircraft in the most exciting static scenes created by Peter Jackson, Wingnut Films and Weta. If you want to check out a World War 1 Aircraft museum anywhere in the world the Omaka Aviation Centre is where it’s at!
This Aviation Museum in New Zealand is a must for any aircraft fan or any curious individual as this museum goes beyond the aircraft. So what do you think of this Aircraft Museum in Blenheim? Would you add the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre to your Blenheim travel itinerary? LUK in the comments!
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Marlborough Wine Tour by Bike – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 244: Today we taste the best of Marlborough wine on a Marlborough Wine Tour by Bike! Join us for a few drinks and giggles on this Marlborough Winery Bike Tour with Explore Marlborough.
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We are in the most famous wine region in New Zealand so a Marlborough must-do is to visit the Marlborough wineries. We join Explore Marlborough for a guided winery tour by bike!
On this Marlborough vineyard bike tour, we visit four famous wineries to do at least six wine tasting in Marlborough in each. After each winery visit, we cycle to the next Blenheim wineries and then the next. If you want to try New Zealand wines and do a New Zealand wine tour then this Marlborough wine tour has to be on your New Zealand bucket list!
So what do you think of this Blenheim wine tour? Would you add this New Zealand winery bike tour to your Marlborough travel itinerary? LUK in the comments!
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VirtualNZ: Picton to Blenheim
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Distance: 27.4 km / 17 miles
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Kauri Coast Top Ten Holiday Park
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Blenheim: Locals give a REAL Insider's Guide
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Royal tour: Duke of Cambridge plays fighter ace as Duchess looks on
The Duke of Cambridge jumps into a replica of a British World War One bi-plane as he and the Duchess tour the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Blenheim, New Zealand.
The Duke of Cambridge played at being a First World War fighter ace when he got the chance to see some historic aircraft from a bygone era.
Prince William clambered into the cockpit of a replica British bi-plane and looked down Its machine gun sight as the Duchess of Cambridge watched.
The royal couple were visiting the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Blenheim, New Zealand, and toured the Knights of The Sky exhibition - Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson's display of First World War aircraft.
Outside the tourist attraction a number of planes were lined up on the grass from the First and Second World Wars and the royal couple were led over to the aircraft.
Prince William, 31, was invited to climb into a German Fokker tri-plane but turned down the chance out of patriotism, saying: I'm not climbing into a German plane but I'll get into that Sopwith.
The royal couple headed to a replica Sopwith Pup, a bi-plane that would have been flown by British pilots during the Great War.
Built in the 1960s it was designed to look like the plane used by New Zealand flying ace Malcolm McGregor, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and bar and credited with downing 10 enemy aircraft and an observation balloon.
Prince William climbed on to the wing and as he swung a leg over to squeeze himself into the small cockpit, the nearby dignitaries laughed.
Peter Jackson, who had shown the royal couple his collection of planes and memorabilia from wartime pilots filmed everything on his smartphone.
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VirtualNZ: Rakaia Gorge to Mayfield
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Royal visit to Christchurch Civic Offices
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the Civic Offices this morning - 14 April 2014
A Day in the Marlborough Sounds: Stingray & Dolphins at Lochmara – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year
Day 247: Today we are heading to the Lochmara Wildlife Recovery Centre in the Marlborough Sounds to snorkel with stingray, see dolphins, check out an underwater observatory and SO MUCH MORE!
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Only have a day to spend in the Marlborough Sounds near Picton? Then don’t miss Lochmara in the Queen Charlotte Sound! This Marlborough Sounds resort is packed with activities (24 in fact) and we’re going to try out a handful of these Marlborough Sounds activities today such as snorkelling with stingray in the Marlborough Sounds, seeing dolphins in the Marlborough Sounds, checking out the Marlborough Sounds underwater observatory and even playing on a flying fox (zipline).
So if you’re looking for wildlife in the Marlborough Sounds, want to try snorkelling with stingray in New Zealand, see dolphins in New Zealand or enjoy a relaxing day on a Queen Charlotte Sound resort then consider Lochmara!
What do you think of this wildlife activity in Marlborough Sounds? Would you add Lochmara to your Marlborough travel itinerary? LUK in the comments!
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FROM AUCKLAND TO KERIKERI - day 02 - North Island, New Zealand
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So for those who have seen my last video and are back, either it wasn’t that bad (I don’t believe that for a second) or you like to be tortured (naughty you). Well there could be a third option, that you’re interested in seeing how bad these videos can get (the option I would bet on). Nonetheless, welcome back to you and the newcomers!
Today we pickup our camper-van and make our way north to Kerikeri near the Bay Of Islands. I got up early to head down to Viaduct Basin near Downtown Pier 4 for some photos. It was an overcast morning with some breaks in the clouds on the horizon. I came away with two though. One of The Cloud convention centre and the other of the Sky Tower. Afterwards I went for a walk on Queen’s Wharf around The Cloud before heading back to the room. I was getting hungry and the others would be getting up soon.
Finding a place to eat at 7:30 in the morning on a Sunday was more difficult than we thought. Everything was either closed or opened around 8:30-9 o’clock. Except for The MLC Cafe & Bar, just down the road from us, who open there doors at 7 am. The coffee, food and service was great. I can highly recommend it.
After brekky it was time to pickup our camper-van. We thought it would take about a half hour to have keys in hand but it took a little longer… three hours! Yep, no joke. They apparently had a glitch with their system. We had planned to arrive in Kerikeri around 12:30-1 o’clock but we were just leaving Auckland. No matter, our trip around the North Island of New Zealand had begun. Destination Kerikeri, north of Auckland near the Bay of Islands, with a little stop-over in Kawakawa. A little town at the cross road where you can either head east to Paihia or north-west further up the island. I wanted to visit Kawakawa’s public toilets. Yes, you read me right. But not any toilets, the Hundertwasser public toilets. A beautiful work of art. I’m glad we stopped to check the toilets out because we would never seen the rest of the art works in this little town. Well worth a stop-over.
Moving onward, we’d planned to stop by a couple of wineries, a cheese factory, a chocolate factory and a honey boutique… but it was Sunday. Everything is closed on Sunday. So we kept going to our next stop, The Stone Store where we would also find the Honey House Cafe and the Pear Tree restaurant. All located along the Kerikeri River and all closed apart from the Pear Tree. But it didn’t matter because the area was just beautiful. We spent some time here exploring and taking photos.
It was nearing the end of the day and we wanted to visit the Rainbow Falls before sunset. And beautiful falls they are. I really like one that show the length of the falls. I took one photo from both lookouts and headed back to the camper-van. It was nearing dark and we hadn’t found a spot to stay the night yet. We’d decided to stay at a free campsite tonight and the closes one was in a town called Kaikohe. About a forty minutes drive west of Kerikeri. The campsite was just a parking area suited for long vehicles.
Well, that’s it for day two. Hope to see you for day three. Goodnight.
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Wine Tours By Bike in Renwick, Marlborough, New Zealand
This is self-guided biking at its best!! - A very warm welcome from Steve, Jo and their team here at Wine Tours by Bike, Marlborough's premier bike hire company in Renwick, at the heart of Marlborough's wine region (10kms from Blenheim).
Fancy some time on a bike with beautiful food, gorgeous wines, and lots of fun and laughter to be had? With over 14+ cellar doors to choose from, all within easy biking distance of our front gate and along quiet roads and bike paths, hiring a bike from us and you will have the freedom to decide who you want to visit, how far you want to bike and go at your own pace without feeling pressured by anyone else. Free shuttle bus to and from Blenheim or Renwick so you don't have to worry about drinking and driving. Free collection of any wines bought along the way, full backup service if you need us whilst out on the bikes. Detailed cellar door maps, helmets, baskets and wine panniers, trikes, tandems, single bikes, kids bikes, trailers, 4-wheeled roadsters. It is likely to be the most fun you will ever have on a bike!
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