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  New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
New Zealand is one of the first places in the world to see the new day, as it is 12 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
New Zealand's seasons are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere, meaning that the warmest months are December, January and February, while the coldest are in June, July and August.
The North of New Zealand is sub-tropical and the South temperate.
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 Rakiura Track   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The sheltered waters of Paterson Inlet/Whaka a Te Wera were utilised early in the 19th century by whaling boats, but large scale industry only began in 1861 with the opening of the first sawmills at Kaipipi.
Paterson Inlet is the island’s largest harbour, extending 16 kilometres from the open sea and containing 20 islands.
Because of the unbroken vegetation the inlet’s waters are remarkably sediment-free.
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 Paterson Inlet, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paterson Inlet is a large natural harbour in the eastern coast of Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand.
In earlier times, the inlet was used as a base for whaling.
The inlet drains the Rakeahua and Freshwater Rivers, the latter of which drains a large swampy valley that covers much of the northern part of the island.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paterson_Inlet,_New_Zealand   (238 words)

  
 WYSIWYG NEWS, 26 Feb, 2006
New Zealand's talent shortage however, is not as severe as in other parts of the world.
Ms Attenberger says the oldest member of the community in New Zealand is a woman in her eighties.
NZ JOURNALIST ATTACKED IN BANGKOK --------------------------------- A New Zealand journalist is in a Bangkok hospital and her boyfriend is dead, after a late-night robbery in a Cambodian bar.
www.mail-archive.com /news@wysiwygnews.com/msg00081.html   (7974 words)

  
 Ulva's Guided Walks - Whats new-Home
Ulva Island - a short watertaxi ride across Paterson Inlet, is one of New Zealand's foremost open bird sanctuaries, and Ulva brings her superb knowledgeable Maori perspective to the Island's native flora and fauna.
Tourism is the new lifeblood of the Island that attracts thousands of visitors each year from every conceivable corner of the world to experience down under, about as far down under as you can comfortably get, without having to charter your own expedition team.
New Zealand was once a land of wonderful birds that were to be found nowhere else on earth.
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 New Zealand on Hiker Central
New Zealand is a riveting tourist destination a treasure trove awaiting discovery, an untouched paradise.
In New Zealand, heading off into the wild with packs loaded for several days has long been referred to as tramping, a term which might seem mildly eccentric - until you visit the landscape.
This justifiably is known as New Zealand's action and adventure capital, which explains why the young and energetic flock here (and hate to leave).
www.hikercentral.com /regions/asia/newzealand.html   (776 words)

  
 Mataitai reserve to manage Paterson Inlet sustainably
The mätaitai, New Zealand's third, will be known as Te Whaka a Te Wera Mätaitai Reserve.
Paterson Inlet is a nearly enclosed body of water, around 10,000 hectares in size, that opens onto south-eastern Foveaux Strait.
Paterson Inlet has long been prized for its fisheries by tangata whenua, the Stewart Island community, and recreational fishers from further afield.
www.biodiversity.govt.nz /news/media/current/08jun04.html   (358 words)

  
 Caligo Ventures: New Zealand
Later, as we are in New Zealand's largest wine growing area, we will have lunch at one of the county's leading winemakers - the Montana Winery at Blenheim.
Smaller albatross are known as mollymawks in New Zealand and up to eight species of mollymawk can be seen in the waters off Kaikoura along with seven species of shearwater; Fleshfooted, Bullers, Sooty, Short-tailed, Fluttering, Hutton's and little shearwater.
The lagoon is the largest on the West Coast and is surrounded by ancient Kahikatea, New Zealand's tallest tree.
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 Paterson Inlet ~ Stewart Island New Zealand Travel ~ Stewart Island NZ Tourism
Paterson Inlet ~ Stewart Island New Zealand tourism and travel - Stewart Island accommodation and hotel booking, tourism, travel, vacation and holiday information for Stewart Island NZ.
Mt Rakiahua at the head of the Inlet is almost exactly half-way between he east and west coasts.
The marine farms are hidden from the main part of the Inlet.
www.stewart-island.nz.com /paterson.aspx   (457 words)

  
 New Zealand: Detailed Itinerary
Cruise to Stewart Island, the southernmost inhabited outpost of New Zealand.
The newest jewel in the national park system, Rakiura ("Land of Glowing Skies"), is an ornithologist's delight and a last refuge for critically endangered birds, including the New Zealand parrot, the kakapo.
The Clipper Odyssey negotiates the Paterson Inlet, where Zodiacs shuttle you between Oban Village and Ulva Island.
alum.mit.edu /lt/travel/2007/newzealand/itinerary.html   (961 words)

  
 Antipodian Adventures - Tasmania, Uluru, and New Zealand
My first destination in New Zealand was to the South Island and the city of Queenstown.
The sound is one of a series of isolated inlets along the Southwest coast in a region known as Fiordland.
When I reached the Northernmost point of New Zealand I felt satisfied that I had seen as much as I could during the time that I was there, but I would gladly return one day if fate allowed me.
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 The New Zealand Maritime Record - NZNMM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Captain Fairchild of the New Zealand Government steamer Hinemoa visited the wreck in 1878, and noted that she was one-third English Oak and two-thirds Teak, with all bolts of pure copper.
1900 27 December to January 31, 1901 A cruise on the Hinemoa to New Zealand's sub-Antarctic islands, with the Governor-General of New Zealand; the Earl of Ranfurly aboard.
Brigadier Sir Bernard Ferguson (later Lord Ballantrae) was a former Governor General of New Zealand and he sailed with Captain Bollons on the Hinemoa while she was still in occasional service as a relief ship for the Tutanekai in 1925-6.
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 New Zealand National Parks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rakiura National Park on Stewart Island is the 14th of New Zealand's national parks, and was officially gazetted on February 28, 2002 and opened on March 9, 2002.
Paterson Inlet, with a 160km shoreline, is the largest.
From the head of Paterson Inlet the Freshwater Valley extends westwards dividing the northern rangelands and the high country to the south.
www.newzealandatoz.com /nationalparks.php   (4710 words)

  
 Paterson Inlet Marine Reserve
The government 'who listens to the people' have approved a marine reserve in Paterson Inlet despite overwhelming opposition to the proposal and growing discontent at the process employed in locking up our marine environment to New Zealanders who fish for food, forever.
A marine reserve is not required to encourage scientific study within Paterson Inlet....Therefore the establishment of a reserve for this purpose (which is the purpose of the Marine Reserves Act), with the resultant interference to current users but no additional benefits, must be contrary to the public interest.
Surely, a commonsense approach, with an eye to sustainability for future generations, and keeping in mind the fact that fishing has long been one of New Zealand's most popular sports, is a far better option than the sledgehammer tactics of this arrogant Government...
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 Student Research, Marine Science, Otago University , New Zealand
The Jolly-Seber multiple tag/recapture method gave accurate estimates for the blue cod population in Paterson Inlet than the Peterson method, with estimates becoming more precise with increased tag/recapture events.
Carbines (1999) suggested blue cod in enclosed areas like Paterson Inlet and Marlborough Sounds move far less on average than those tagged in the open sea.
Blue cod in Paterson Inlet probably belong to the same stock, as there is a tendency for most fish to stay in the same habitat patch for extended periods.
www.otago.ac.nz /marinescience/research/Abstracts/govda_abs.htm   (420 words)

  
 Paterson Inlet At Sunset New Zealand picture
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 The Whalers’ Base, Paterson Inlet Stewart Island
The (Norwegian) Whalers’ Base at Paterson Inlet,  Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Stranding of the C.A. LARSEN on Whero Is at entrance to Paterson Inlet, 21 Febuary 1928.
  New Zealand Marine News 33(1) 3-9; and 33(2) 35-
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 New Zealand 1999
This trip was the third New Zealand birding excursion organized by Ross Silcock, a New Zealand native currently residing in Tabor, Iowa.
Birding New Zealand requires long treks between places, and often we would drive much of a day (through scenery that ranged from pleasant to downright spectacular) to a location that would add one or a few species to the trip list.
One of the new arrivals was attacked vigorously by a nesting oystercatcher, but it finally made its way up the shelf and began to climb laboriously up a steep sandy slope, slipping back a good deal.
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 sea-birding in New Zealand
The New Zealand Sooty Shearwater population is estimated at 20 million pairs and around this coast spectacular numbers can be seen, the greatest density we saw was 250,000 feeding in a long sweeping bay adjacent to the Foveaux Strait.
Adding to the enigma of this species story, the young birds leave the colony for up to 7 years, ranging thousands of miles across the Pacific, before returning at night to breed within a few kilometers of their birthplace.
New Zealand has a limited variety of birds due to its' isolated position.
www.surfbirds.com /mb/Features/nz/new-zealand-seabirds-pt2.html   (654 words)

  
 New Zealand Vacations, Travel, Accommodation, Tours, Rental Cars - Explore New Zealand Holidays
Excursion includes: 2 hours 30 minutes of cruising beautiful Paterson Inlet and a 45 minute guided walk on Ulva Island.
The Paterson Inlet crise takes in the site of the historic Whalers' Base in Paterson Inlet prior to visiting Ulva Island.
Ulva Island is an internationally acclaimed open sanctuary, where many rare and endangered native species of birdlife and plants flourish in a predator-free pretected environment.
www.explorenewzealand.co.nz /explore/patersoninletcruises   (153 words)

  
 See | New Zealand Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
From the the peaks of adrenalin to the lap of luxury.
Established in 1887, Tongariro was New Zealand's first national park (and only the fourth national park in the world).
Te Papa, the 'Museum of New Zealand', is an inspiring, interactive look at NZ's history and culture.
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 Criticism levelled at island tax idea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Suggestions of a tourist tax on visitors to Stewart Island have been criticised by Tourism Industry Association New Zealand chief executive Glenys Coughlan.
The tax would enable a fund to be set up, and that fund could pay for projects as they came up, such as improving the wharves at Paterson Inlet, track work, rubbish bins and public toilets.
"Most tourists feel that they have already paid enough to get to New Zealand, and they also contribute by way of GST on the goods and services they buy, and the many activities they undertake when they are here." Taxing tourists was not a good way of retaining their goodwill, she said.
traveltax.msu.edu /news/Stories/southland3.htm   (344 words)

  
 New Zealand's Natural Wonders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
New Zealand is a spectacular country of striking contrasts with its tidy English gardens and untamed wilderness, austere glacial fiords, and boiling volcanic mud pots.
The newest jewel in the national park system, Rakiura (Maori for “land of glowing skies”) is an ornithologist’s delight and a last refuge for critically endangered birds, including the New Zealand parrot, the kakapo.
This landscape of mist-shrouded mountains, cascading waterfalls, and vast beech forests is New Zealand’s wildest and most remote region.
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 Beryl from Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
Beryl from Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
Railton, G.L. & Watters, W.A., Minerals of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Bull.
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 New Zealand by Land and Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Join Smithsonian Associates in the austral summer as we explore New Zealand, from the city of Auckland on the North Island to world-famous Milford Sound on the South Island.
Discover the country’s remarkable natural history, from the volcanoes and earthquakes that shaped the incredible terrain to the flora and fauna that make New Zealand, in James Michener’s words, “the world’s most beautiful place.” The balance of the afternoon is at leisure.
A highlight is Astronomer’s Point, where Captain Cook’s second expedition to New Zealand made a breakthrough in navigation by confirming the accuracy of a novel “marine watch.” Following more scenic cruising, we overnight in Dusky Sound.
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 Summary - "Stewart Island's Kaipipi Shipyard and the Ross Sea Whalers"
The Story of the Norwegian Whalers’ Base (1924-33) in Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island.
Between 1923 and 1933 the Ross Sea Whaling Company of Sandefjord, Norway, made nine expeditions to the Ross Sea in Antarctica, using an over-wintering and repair base located in Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island, New Zealand.
In addition to describing the shipyard and the social contact between the Norwegians and the Stewart Islanders, the book puts in perspective this first licensed activity within New Zealand’s Ross Sea Dependency.
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 Birdwatching trip report - New Zealand - surfbirds.com
No new species, the dawn chorus is amazing-it's just like parts of England with yellowhammers, song thrush, flbird, skylark etc. All of the variable oystercatchers are colour-ringed and fl phase, male harrier skydancing very similar to marsh harrier.
At Hooper's Inlet discovered that there was no access to the marshes at the seaward end, where all of the birds seemed to be.
Nomenclature follows "Checklist of New Zealand Birds" The Ornithological Society of New Zealand Inc.1955 except for the albatrosses and mollymawks which follows "The birds, marine mammals, habitat and history of the subantarctic islands off New Zealand" Russ, R. and Shirahai, H. Alula Vol.6 No.3 2000.
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 New Zealand : Active Pursuits : Tramping | Frommers.com
Tramping in New Zealand is best tackled from late November to April, when temperatures are the most moderate.
Don't forget to bring broken-in boots, a daypack, water bottles, sunglasses, sunscreen, a flashlight (known as a "torch" in New Zealand), and a hat.
This is New Zealand's third-biggest island and a veritable nature paradise overlooked by most of the world -- including the rest of New Zealand.
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 ASNH Travel Opportunities - New Zealand Itinerary
There is no better way to begin your nature journey to New Zealand than by visiting one of the island sanctuaries off the coast.
This region is the heart of New Zealand's geothermal activity.
We leave this wild, wet, and grand corner of New Zealand and re-cross the southern South Island to arrive in Dunedin early afternoon.
www.nhaudubon.org /travel/newzealand1Itinerary.htm   (1285 words)

  
 New Zealand Travel Information - Car Rentals, Accommodation, Tours and Travel Passes
Cross the Canterbury Plains and follow the banks of the Waimakariri River to reach the Southern Alps and Arthur's Pass.
Today's travel takes in some of New Zealand's finest wildlife and wilderness areas.
This morning enjoy the hospitality of your host as they introduce you to the New Zealand farming lifestyle.
www.newzealandnz.co.nz /holiday/seenz/exposure.htm   (616 words)

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