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Walking Tours in and Around Sydney
Pacific Island News and Specials
Pacific Winter Getaways
GINZ.com Newsletter
April 2006 Vol 1 No# 104
Kia Ora and welcome to the April News from GINZ.com - your personal travel advisors and booking specialists for New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific. If you are planning on visiting either New Zealand or Australia anytime between October 2006 and March next year, we suggest you firm up bookings for accommodation and rental vehicles as soon as you are able. Booking now will mean you get the best deals and most suitable accommodation and rental options for your needs.
All the very best from the Team at GINZ.com
New Zealand News
Easter weekend is Warbirds over Wanaka, a highlight for aviation enthusiasts everywhere. This is the 10th Show established by New Zealand's famous aviator and warplane enthusiast, Sir Tim Wallis, who owns many of the planes which take part in the displays, attracts 100,000 visitors over the 3 day event. Aircraft which take part in the air show include classics such as the Spitfire, the Soviet Yakovlev and Polikarpov, Messerschmitt and a Fokker Dr.1 Triplane, made famous by the Red Baron (Manfred von Richthofen). Wanaka is surely the most spectacular venue in the world for an airshow. Nestled on the shores of an azure blue lake amongst the mighty peaks of the Southern Alps, the natural amphitheatre created by these mountains provides a backdrop of stunning scenery.
The Arrowtown Autumn Festival - Arrowtown, just North of Queenstown was a thriving Gold Town on the banks of the Arrow River, settled by miners in 1862 and now a beautiful and historic town which benefits from the planting of Oaks, Sycamores, Cork Elms and Ashes made 150 years ago. Later plantings of flowering cherries and Rowans have carried on the tradition. Arrowtown is now known nationally and internationally for its stunning Autumn colour. Artists and photographers are drawn by the clear light and the reds and golds and the people of Arrowtown celebrate with the annual Autumn Festival.
Lord of the Rings Exhibition at Te Papa, Wellington. After a record-breaking season at Te Papa in 2002–3, this exhibition toured to the likes of Boston, London, Sydney, and Singapore – until over one million people had seen it.
While the exhibition travelled, The Return of the King, the third movie in the trilogy, was released, and more exhibits were added. Now the exhibition is back home, and showing at Te Papa for one last time. In addition to the exhibits added while it was on the road, it boasts an array of completely new items, never seen anywhere else in the world.
Exquisite costumes and jewellery, finely worked weapons and armour, painstakingly created miniatures, not to mention the inside story on Weta Digital’s groundbreaking animation work? It’s all here. Along with revealing video interviews and a chance for visitors to try out some of the technology themselves!
This exhibition offers a last chance to see, first-hand, the astonishing level of design and crafting that went into every aspect of The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy.
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New Zealand Specials
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Australia News
Auswalk, have a brand new guided walking holiday in the Sydney region - called "Sydney's Bushtracks, Bays & Beaches".
Clients stay in a central 4 star hotel for the entire tour and are picked up each day and taken to the starting point of their guided trek and returned to the hotel each night. Each day their guide leads them through the best walks the Sydney region has to offer including The Rocks, The Spit to Manly, Coogee to Bondi Beach, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Garigal National Park, South Head and much more.
Only 2 people are required for a trip so there is plenty of flexibility - trips are 5 or 7 days and include 4 or 6 nights accommodation, breakfasts, lunches, transport and guides. Auswalk has been established since 1994 and specialises in small groups, personal service and high quality itineraries that showcase Australia's best natural and cultural assets.
For more information contact us.
Australia Specials
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Pacific Island News
Now is a great time to book a winter escape to a sunny South Pacific destination over winter. The Fiji Escapes brochure is out now for travel until 30th November - check out the prices for 7 nights accommodation, airfares from Auckland and transfers plus special deals such as breakfasts included at the highly recommended Mana Island from $NZ1699 per person twin share. Castaway Island rates start at $NZ2299 per person with a F$300 resort credit for the bar and restaurant right on the beach. Talk to us at GINZ for more information on cruises, Cook Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu and Norfolk Island.
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Pacific Island Specials
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