Free Travel Newsletter : August 2011
Written by Steph Kendall
Brought to you by New Zealand Tourism Guide www.tourism.net.nz.
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Experience a feast for the senses this August: In Auckland two amazing shows promise breathtaking visuals and dramatic musical performances; Māori cultural experiences include the mouth-watering hangi, South Pacific island holidays and spa treatments rejuvenate body and soul through their unparalleled touch in relaxation.
Find out about:
- Visual Extravaganzas in Auckland
- Māori Cultural Experiences
- Off the Beaten Track to... Aitutaki
- Spa Treatments in New Zealand and the South Pacific
- New Zealand Fast Facts
Visual Extravaganzas in Auckland
Keep your eyes open for two amazing shows in Auckland this August and September. The world-renowned Cirque du Soleil returns to New Zealand for a strictly limited two-week season of Saltimbanco (one of the company's most loved shows). Meanwhile, everyone can be part of the glitz and glamour of New Zealand Fashion Week at the Designer Selection Show and New Zealand Fashion Weekend...(more)
Māori Cultural Experiences
New Zealand's Māori culture is unique to New Zealand-Aotearoa (Land of the Long White Cloud). You can experience and sometimes participate in the tradition of our country's indigenous people throughout the country by attending concerts, hangis, maraes (meeting places) or viewing tribal arts and crafts...(more)
Off the Beaten Track to... Aitutaki
The best known of the Cook Islands is Rarotonga, a popular destination for New Zealanders, Australians, families and honeymooners from all over the world. However, the second-most visited island in the Cook Island group (and that doesn't make it 'busy' by the way) is Aitutaki – known for its warm, crystal clear waters and sparkling white sand. It is small, secluded and surrounded by tiny palm-filled islands (motus) – the very picture of desert island paradise – and only a few hours away from Auckland...(more)
Spa Treatments in New Zealand and the South Pacific
Holidays are all about relaxation and de-stressing. You may want to climb every mountain – New Zealand is home to some of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the world after all – but you may also just want to lie back and rest mind, body and soul in some of the very best spa and beauty resorts. Take a look at what's available in New Zealand and other islands in the South Pacific...(more)
New Zealand Fast Facts
A hangi (or earth oven) is the best known traditional form of cooking for New Zealand Māori. To 'lay a hangi' or 'put down a hangi' means using this traditional Māori method of cooking food in a pit oven. This is a long process which starts with the digging of a pit, heating stones in the pit with a large fire, placing wire baskets of covered food (such as meat, poultry, vegetables and steamed puddings) on top of the stones and covering everything with earth. After several hours, the hangi is all uncovered and lifted. Hangis are made on special occasions.
