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Tom - Have fun in NZ. I just got back from 3 weeks there. If you get close to Okarito on the west coast of the south island, take the night time Kiwi tour/walk - you get to search for and see (hopefully) the rarest of all suspecies (250) with someone who knows their territories and makes the experience suspenseful and amazing. We got to see CC, a 15 year old male. Amazing! Did you know kiwis can live to 50? Alas, not many do. Here's the link - it's just a tiny place. Okarito only has 35 residents (including the author of The Bone People). It's about 45 minutes from Franz Josef.

This is a special once in a lifetime type experience.

http://www.okaritokiwitours.co.nz/

Here are my pics and recommendations from the trip.

http://managementcraft.typepad.com/management_craft/2006/12/new_zealand_pic.html

Posted by Lisa Haneberg at January 9, 2007 10:53 AM

I hope you enjoy the Routeburn walk, it is a fantastic experience and you'll love it down under in NZ.

Posted by Colin Campbell at January 9, 2007 3:19 PM

Tom - I hope you get the chance to visit the stunning Hawkes Bay (Wine country). My family and I have just moved here and it has some of the best scenery, vineyards, restaurants and golf courses you will ever see.

Posted by Steve at January 9, 2007 4:23 PM

Hi Tom...

You will love the Routeburn Track. I walked it during the last few days of 1999 (before taking in the first sunrise of 2000 in Queenstown).

Most memorable part of the walk is looking out over the Saddle across to the west coast, and out to the Tasman Sea. Absolutly remarkable!

Enjoy - and make sure you wave when you are on the Saddle... I'm only 3000km across the water in Brisbane :)

Posted by Paul Woods at January 10, 2007 6:37 AM