Eastland Road Trip: Tolaga Bay & A Maori Church – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year
Day 276: We’re hitting the road of the Eastland region of New Zealand on this epic Eastland road trip. Join us for visiting the longest wharf in New Zealand, Tolaga Bay Wharf, and Tikitiki Church!
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The Eastland region of the North Island is definitely one of those off-the-beaten-track road trips that is well worth taking if you have the time on your New Zealand itinerary! Today we are doing just that by taking a road trip of Eastland and visiting highlights like the Tolaga Bay Wharf and Maori church in Tikitiki along the Pacific Coast Highway in New Zealand.
If you want to explore Eastland New Zealand, otherwise known as the Gisborne region or the East Coast of New Zealand, this is the road trip you want to do. In this trip we visit Tolaga Bay Wharf and St Mary’s Church in Tikitiki.
So what do you think of travelling Eastland NZ? Would you add Eastland to your North Island itinerary? LUK in the comments!
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365 Days: 365 Activities
BackpackerGuide.NZ is New Zealand’s biggest online travel guide for adventure and budget travel in New Zealand. Join us, as the team behind BackpackerGuide.NZ, Robin and Laura, update the travel guide while taking on 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand! It’s New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! We release new videos of the New Zealand backpacking adventure every single day, as well as New Zealand travel tips and 360 videos every Sunday so start making your New Zealand bucket list!
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Gisborne to Lottin Point via Anaura Bay & Waipiro Bay - North Island Roadtrip Vlog Day 11
Day 11 of our 42-day trip around the North Island of New Zealand and we leave Gisborne for Lottin Point. We chose Lottin Point because the motel here looked to be the best accommodation for the money without getting too far away from East Cape (which we are visiting on day 12), and most importantly, had availability. Being us, we aimed to hug the coast as much as possible, and so we stopped in at pretty much every bay until it got dark.
Along the way, we stopped at:
-Wakanae Beach to see the Cook and Young Nick Statues
-Titarangi Domain
-Yoko Sushi (where we bought food for lunch and dinner since we didn't know what to expect out at Lottin Point.
-Pouawa
-Tolaga Bay
-Tolaga Bay Wharf
-Kaiaua Bay
-Anaura Bay
-Tokomaru Bay
-Tokomaru Bay Wharf
-Te Puia Springs
-Waipiro Bay
-St Mary's Church, Tikitiki
-Lottin Point
We stayed at Lottin Point Motel and were pleasantly surprised by it. It is certainly not your big city hotel, but it has been done very nicely and it is a comfortable place to spend the night while exploring East Cape. We really enjoyed it. There is a bar and restaurant on-site, and much to our surprise there was wifi, and it was free. I know, what's the big deal? Well, Lottin Point is pretty remote by New Zealand standards. The motel actually partnered with Vodafone to install a cell tower on the property and with that, bringing internet bandwidth beyond dial-up speeds. So, it is a bit of a big deal there.
For dinner, we had some of our remaining food from Yoko Sushi in Gisborne. We were pretty tempted to see what was on offer in the restaurant, but, as we arrived fairly late, it was mostly just snack food available.
The views in the morning were beautiful :)
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Induction of President and Vice-President - NZ Methodist Conference 2016
Week 40 of Our Big Adventure
New Zealand: Taupo (Craters of the Moon; Huka Falls; Aratiatia Rapids; Spa Park), White Island, Te Akaroa, Tikitiki (St Mary's Church), Anaura Bay, Gisborne, Napier, Hawke's Bay and Wellington (Te Papa, Cable Car, Botanic Garden, Parliament House)
Waiapu Dream Big
ANZ DREAM BIG
Te Urunga o te Ra Sports & Recreation Club is the governing umbrella for the Waiapu Rugby Club. Rugby was revived and players united from the old clubs in 1977 and formed Waiapu, the rep name used back in the days.Waiapu Rugby Club comprises of people from two neighbouring communities called TikiTiki and Rangitukia . We are situated 150kms north of Gisborne and are affiliated to the East Coast Rugby Sub Union.
Waiapu has produced many great players such as the Late George Nepia,Wetini Tuhoro, Ben Tuhoro, Casey Wanoa, Ben Horua, Naera Reihana, Elias Manuel , and many many more.
The land on which the rugby field and Clubrooms now stands was gifted by two elderly women in the 1940's to encourage the continuation of Rugby and other sports in the Waiapu area, but was mainly used by the club known as Rangers.
Unfortunately, due to employment commitments , 80% of our players reside in Gisborne and travel each weekend to play in the East Coast competitions, from Cape Runaway in the north to Tolaga Bay in the South. The boys fundraise themselves to help with travel expenses, running sausage sizzles,etc. Typically they are dedicated to their club and their whakapapa. Needless to say they have produced some fantastic rugby, typically grassroots and have been leaders of the competition in the past, in fact 15 times, one year winning all 12 trophies.
Fundraising is always an issue in small communities, so most of our income is derived during home games in the rugby season. Sometimes we will use social media to sell raffles , as it is almost impossible for the 20% at home to maintain and fundraise for the upkeep of the Clubrooms and grounds.
I am mum to one of the players and aunt to all and was seconded onto the committee as club secretary in March after the secretary left the area. I have been driving the boys to keep fundraising , so we can upgrade our Clubrooms and repair all the things that need repairing. Hence we are now having a fundraising day in November.
Our Clubrooms is a double garage built mid 1970's by members of the community and the players and is starting to outlive its appearance. Although we struggle to maintain it, we do our utmost to keep it functioning for Senior rugby, JAB ( junior rugby ) , community activities, Social Services programmes, School holiday programmes & private functions ( at the discretion of the committee) and of course the local kura who use the field for athletics.
Our children have to travel to other areas as well for their weekend games, as we don't have the area to produce more fields, so hence we are unable to host.
Our club is greatly supported by the community during the Rugby season and I would like to see the same support for the 2016 season and thereafter.
It would be the ultimate dream come true if we could get our Clubrooms either replaced or repaired to pristine condition. This would instil pride and respect for the Clubrooms by all who use it.
To have a new clubhouse, floodlights for night training, good water supply , proper catering / kitchen facilities, proper ablution block and new jerseys are an ultimate dream or alternatively to upgrade our facilities including the concrete floor , which has seen alot of foot traffic over the years , repair all the damaged areas and of course the video and photographs indicate our building conditions. This won't deter us though, cause we are a determined people and will continue in the spirit of Sport.
Kia kaha Waiapu !!!!
ZachyBeeTV - visiting the National War Memorial (Carillion) in Wellington
Zachy Bee visited the Carillion today. You have to be quiet and respectful inside so we only looked at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (who didn't die millions of years ago, but who let a few facts spoil a good story?)
To learn more about the Carillion please check this out
Wellington Archdiocese 1960
A selection of 8MM films filmed in the early 1960's by Fr.s Tottman and Hehir around the wellington Archdiocese showing the cultural life of the Church then. These two priests left a significant amount of 8MM film and more will be uploaded.
Jerry Vyse on BBC News South East (17th August 2009)
150 years ago a large group of families emigrated from the English town of Deal to start a new life in New Zealand. They left behind a place which was riddled with alcoholism, prostitution and gun crime. And they went as far away as they possible could. After a three month hazardous voyage at sea, full of seedy occurrences, they arrived at their destination. No one has ever found out what happened to them all. Until now
Time To Go (ISBN: 978-0-9563293-0-1) is the debut book written by Jerry Vyse about why they left, how they got there, and what happened to them when they arrived.
Jerry Vyse was born in 1988. His family have lived in the same house in the old part of Deal for four generations.
Prior to going to New Zealand to research for the book, Jerry went on a coach trip from London to Sydney. The three month expedition went through twenty countries, including Iran, Pakistan and Burma. He is currently editing video footage of his travels into a feature film.
He funded his trip and this book through a variety of jobs - bar work, mail sorting, tour guiding, busking, toilet cleaning, labouring for builders and giving out change in a bingo hall.
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REVIEWS OF TIME TO GO
A pure pleasure to read. Not only is the story great, but its a history of Deal as well, where extensive research is lightly handled and the facts emerge with a gentle touch. Its both personal and objective, with just the right amount of anecdote. Theres no empty sentiment, but plenty of emotion. Anyone from ten to a hundred years old could read this, and thats a great skill. I cant imagine anyone not reacting to it.
Frances Fyfield - Novelist and Radio 4 Presenter
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Well-informed, well-researched, yet totally accessible engaging, poignant, thoughtful, and with illustrations that sharply illuminate the text, Jerry Vyse has produced a book about Deal which is a vignette of archives about human life in Kent and New Zealand. A little treasure.
Mary Kenny - Writer and Journalist
mary-kenny.com
I couldnt put it down as I was waiting to see what would happen next. It is well written in a light racy style which enables one to speed through it without getting bored. It has far more in it than one first imagines: extremely well researched and a fascinating read.
Harold Chapman - Photographer, Researcher and Writer
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Rural East Coast kura kaupapa closes
Waipiro community are holding their heads up as their kura kaupapa's doors prepares to shut for the last time. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Waipiro is the second school to close in the rural East Coast area.
Carterton Rotary Christmas Parade 2015
The Carterton Rotary Christmas Parade on Wakelin Street, November 2015.
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After Terry Wanoa funeral burial of Terry Wanoa 17/9/2015
We had a wonderland reunion of our families
Revolution Tour 2011 - Hamilton Highlights Night Rally (Unofficial)
Revolution Tour 2011 Highlights from Hamiltons Night Rally
Unofficial Video
Music is Calm the Sea by Jury and the Saints as featured on the video, download their song from Itunes
Held at Vision Church Eastside Hamilton
Anglican African Service Part 3 - Welcome by Irene
St John's College, the residential Theological College of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia celebrating College and community service every Wednesday at 11.00am.
The Changing City 1955-1960 New Plymouth Pt2
Part 2 of the fabulous historic film documenting the growth of the city.
On the History channel of nakibox
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Steam on the East Coast Main Line
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Three steam locomotives, two railtours, one day! An absoloute feast of steam on the ECML, featuring:
70013 Oliver Cromwell
5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe
4492 Dominion of New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson region. Established in 1841, it is the second-oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island, and was proclaimed a city by royal charter in 1858.
Nelson city is bordered to the west and south-west by the Tasman District Council and the north-east, east and south-east by the Marlborough District Council. The city does not include Richmond, the region's second-largest settlement. Nelson City has a population of around 46,437 ranking it as New Zealand's 12th most populous city and the geographical centre of New Zealand. When combined with the town of Richmond which has close on 14,000 residents, Nelson is ranked as New Zealand's 9th largest urban area by population.
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Travels With Charlie: 50th Daffodil Show
WBOC's Charles Paparella previews the Somerset County Garden Club event.
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato Region, in the North Island of New Zealand.
The city encompasses a land area of about 110 km2 on the banks of the Waikato River, and is home to 156,800 people, making it New Zealand's fourth most-populous city. Hamilton City is part of the wider Hamilton Urban Area, which also encompasses the nearby towns of Ngaruawahia, Te Awamutu and Cambridge.
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Street View's New Look on Google Maps Australia
Check out the new experience of Street View on Google Maps. Learn the new ways to enter Street View, look at our full screen mode, navigate through driving directions, and more.
Street View is a feature of Google Maps that allows you to quickly and easily view and navigate high-resolution, 360 degree street level images of various cities in Australia.
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