Climbing Mt Te Aroha - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 13: Today we are climbing Mt Te Aroha! We arrive in Te Aroha and do the Mt Te Aroha Track to an awesome lookout. It’s part of our 365 Days: 365 Activities!
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It’s Day 13 on New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year and our New Zealand Road Trip is taking us into the heart of the Waikato region of the North Island. We stop in Te Aroha which is famous for it’s geothermal activity and its mountain, Mt Te Aroha.
With that, we decide to have a walk through Te Aroha’s geothermal park and to the Mt Te Aroha Track which steeply leads up the Mt Te Aroha! We walk through native New Zealand forest to the Whakapipi Lookout which reveals incredible views over Te Aroha and the surrounding Waikato region. Awesome!
Tonight, we stay at the Te Aroha Holiday Park. Join us tomorrow for more activities in the Waikato region of New Zealand!
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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year
365 Days: 365 Activities
This year we are challenging ourselves to do 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand. It’s New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! Robin and Laura, the team behind the online travel guide BackpackerGuide.NZ, are on the road every single day to find you the best hidden gems around New Zealand, try out some awesome activities, and show you a true travel New Zealand experience! What’s more, it’s totally free!
Read more about stand hiking on Mt Te Aroha on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers:
Mount Te Aroha trek (Waikato, New Zealand) by students of University of Waikato
Mount Te Aroha Trek
Trekking to the summit of Mt Te Aroha (952m), Waikato, New Zealand
The North Island by Drone - New Zealand - 4K Mavic Pro
Filming Locations:
Mount Te Aroha
East Cape (Te Araroa)
Te Urewera Forest
Whatipu
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Lake Waikaremoana
Oroua River
Matawai
Mt Taranaki
Kawerau
Mohaka Viaduct
Waipunga Falls
Desert Road
Pukerua Bay
Mt Ruapehu
Waitakere Dam
Stormy Point Lookout
Mangaweka
Lake Waipapa
Cornwallis
Scenic Drive
Music: I Would Give My Breath Away - Hammock
Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand (1 min time lapse)
Te Aroha is a rural town in the Waikato region of New Zealand with a population of 3,768. It is 53 km northeast of Hamilton and 50 km south of Thames. It sits at the foot of 952-metre Mount Te Aroha, the highest point in the Kaimai Range.
Te Aroha, New Zealand
Mountain bike trails aroun Te Aroha in New Zealand
Te ARAROA NZ HARDEST TRAIL SECTION in the NORTH ISLAND?
TA Levin to Waikanae Section
Thru Hike via the Tararua Ranges in New Zealand.
I completed the hike in 4 days.
Trail 71km long.
This section involves forest and alpine terrain with many steep ascents and descents.
From talking to other thru hikers completing the TA say this section of the TA is the slowest and hardest in the North Island. And the weather plays a big part as notorious for deteriorating rapidly.
Trail notes below
(Levin to Otaki Forks)
(Otaki Forks to Waikanae)
2018 12 13 NZ North Island - Wairere Falls
Te Aroha has a really great vibe – tucked under the elbow of the bush-clad Mt Te Aroha the town is hiding small gem – thermal springs with the baby geyser which is quite special. It is soda geyser, the world’s only one, which blows 3 metres high into the air at every 40 minutes or so.
Weirere Falls is the highest waterfall in New Zealand's North Island, plunges 153 metres (500 feet) in two steps over the Kaimai escarpment. The waterfall is located between Te Aroha and Matamata. It is quite nice walk to the first viewing platform and then quite steep climb to the top of the waterfall from where you can see amazing panorama just listening to the falling water…
Mount Kaukau Wellington New Zealand
Full article:
This Mount Kaukau video takes you on a scenic walk up to the summit of Mount Kaukau in Wellington on the North Island of New Zealand for scenic views of Wellington Harbour, the South Island, wind turbines, and the hills around Wellington.
Let's go for a road trip in New Zealand
My 17 days road trip in NZ, from Queenstown in the south of the south island to Auckland in the North of the North island, 7 planes taken to travel at low cost just to go there, 3 to come back, more than 55 hours in the sky :), 10 backpack lodges visited during my trip, 2 French driving licences traduced at the NZ department of justice to rent the car, hundreds of seals, dolphins and other wild animals met there, I've even met a kiwi ( little strange bird which is a species in danger), the 4th biggest bungy jump in the world and the biggest swing in the world done there, crazzzzyyy !!! Now, I'm addicted to adrenaline :D
Place names in New Zealand and how to pronounce them
Here's a Māori Language Week video about pronouncing our place names correctly. Sharon Holt is the author of Te Reo Singalong books. You can find the books at tereosingalong.co.nz and see more Māori language videos from Sharon Holt at patreon.com/sharonholt
Wairere Falls - Te Aroha - New Zealand.wmv
[TROPO] 103.4 - Niu FM - Te Aroha, North Island, New Zealand (~450 km)
Date: 29 January, 2017
Local Time: 12:00
Frequency: 103.4 MhZ
Location: New Zealand, Hira, altitude: ~90m)
Ant.: telescopic ant
RX: SANGEAN ATS 909-X
New Zealand North Island Part III
Part III - New Zealand Adventure Series : The North Island
The last two podcasts focused on the South Island, including Milford Sound, Mt Cook/Aorika, Queenstown, Kaikora Pennisula, Pancake Rocks and much more. My original plan was to spend one week exploring solo, join Active Adventures (one of my affiliates) on their two week 'Rimu' tour and then continue solo once more for my final week in New Zealand. However, I had so much fun with Active and my group, that once I found out that several of my tour-mates were going to catch the back half of Active's North Island 'Kauri' tour, I decided to scrap my plans (and prepaid accomodations and flight) and book the tour to join them. Best idea I've had in a while!
Many people just explore the South Island, but seriously, make the time to head north! It is completely different in landscape and feel, and isn't as crowded. It was the perfect finale to an EPIC holiday!
Links Mentioned in this Podcast: New Zealand South Island Part I
New Zealand South Island Part II
Costa Rica Adventures
Australia Adventures
Visit Te Aroha, hike to Wairere Waterfall Our guides, Jo and Andy, picked us up in Auckland and we headed up the coast. After a short bit, we stopped in Te Aroha, a cute town famous for its soda waters and Mokena geyser. Jo said we were going to take a 'wee' hike. Her idea of 'wee' and mine are quite different, as the trail through the moss covered trees and over several bridged covered rivers was a bit steep. Well worth it when we reached the base of the Wairere Falls, where we were not only treated to a great view of the waterfall, but also a panoramic view of Auckland down below.
On our way down, we took a swim in a river to cool off, and while we saw several other hikers, we had the river to ourselves.
Once back in town, Jo fixed us a wonderful picnic lunch that we ate in the town square. Then we headed up to Rotorua, the spiritual home of the Maori people (the original people (tangata whenua) of the land who came over by canoe from Polynesia ). Rotorua is considered the heartland of the Maori people (pronounced something like MOUWRDEE, not MAYOREE, as you might think).
The town of Rotorua is ALIVE! And not just with folks on adventure on the land and lake: The tectonic plates below the surface have slid under each other and the steam vents from the soil all over the place! You'll see steam curling up someone's fence, or next to a garage, etc. It's cool and looks like a nuke bomb oddly went off sparing the people and the buildings. A bit surreal!
There are hot pools and mud pools all over the place along this lakeside town, then lake itself a collapsed caldera filled with water.
Mountain Bike Whakarewarewa Forest I step outside my comfort zone and go 'REAL' mountain biking in the Whakarewarewa Forest. We arrive at the bike rental shop that has a cool coffee food truck outside, so we can enjoy a cup while we are getting fitted for our bikes. Nice bikes. Very expensive bikes. Do they realize that my only experience mountain biking is on a $15 yard sale bike? Apparently not, so after our guide gives us instructions in the parking lot and we get to ride in circles, we head out to the equivalent of the 'Bunny Hill' for him to assess us. Our group does great and we quickly move up the skill level to intermediate.
The Whakarewarewa Forest is pretty close to Rotorua making for an easy to get to, fun outing! The forest features over 130 km of well-maintained trails for all skill levels. You can also hike and trail run these pretty well maintained paths suitable for beginners to expert. You can even bring your horse! Get a guide or a map and the trails intersect each other. This is world class for mountain bikers.
Te Puia Geothermals In the afternoon, we checked out Te Puia in the Te Whakarewarewa geothermal valley. I thought we saw a lot of steam in town - NOPE! THIS place has A LOT of steam. Plus mud pools, hot pools and geysers to boot. Interpretive signs help us to understand how come the land is erupting. Hot mud pools and natural baths are used by the Maori people (some of the really hot ones - over 200 degrees are off limits to non-Maori).
Back in town, if you have time, check out the Rotorua Museum to learn more about this land, its people and history. The architecture of the massive Swiss Tudor-like building looks a bit out of place in this town of steamy fissures. Maori Cultural Visit and Hangi (Traditional Pit Steamed Dinner) Be sure to take time to explore the fascinating Maori culture and the various tribes that came over by canoe from Polynesia in several waves from around 1250 -1300. They developed distinct language and traditions still practiced today.
While in Rotorua. attend a Meeting Hall ritual where you will experience a 'Welcome' offered to guests and the warrior dance. To intimidate guests, the warriors bulge their eyes and stick out their...
Mount Karioi Summit Hike
Mount Karioi is a 2.4 million year old extinct volcano, south-east of Raglan in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It was the earliest of the line of 4 volcanoes, the largest of which is Mount Pirongia (the others are Kakepuku and Te Kawa). Karioi forms a background to many parts of Raglan.
It was windy and as we tramped up we saw clouds approaching the mountain. By the time we got to the top it was enveloped in cloud, very windy, and raining a bit too, but they dispersed as we hiked back down. It ended up becoming a fine evening. So no damn view from the top!
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The Water Works, Coromandel, New Zealand
We visited The Water Works in late January, there are over 70 water attractions some of which are interactive, as well as open play and eating areas.
There is a cafe and gift shop also
Located at 471, The 309 Road, Coromandel Town, New Zealand
CHAROX in NEW ZEALAND | Petite Virée dans l'Ile du Nord de la Nouvelle Zélande
Small Roadtrip in North Island in New Zealand / Vlog Nouvelle Zélande
NEW ZEALAND, Le Film by Charox
Un petit film résumant mes aventures en Nouvelle Zélande durant mon PVT 2017, vous faisant profiter de ma rupture et découvrir ce magnifique pays qu'est la New Zealand !
(1) AUCKLAND : Harbour Bridge, Sky Tower, Mont Eden, State Highway 1
-Move Along (Bass Power) _ The All American Rejects-
(2) HAMILTON : Rotoroa Lake, Hamilton Lake, Hamilton Gardens, Hamilton Zoo
-Crying Lightning (Bass Power) _ Arctic Monkeys
(3) CAMBRIDGE : Waikato River, Karapiro Lake
-Dont Stop (Instrumental) _ 5 Seconds of Summer
(4) PIRONGIA : Pirongia Mount
-Dancing Shoes (Bass Power) _ Arctic Monkeys
(5) RAGLAN : Bridal Veil Falls
-Castle On the Hill (Instru) _ Ed Sheeran
(6)MATAMATA : Hobbit Village
-Tiptoe (Instru) _ Imagine Dragons
(7) TE AROHA, MORRINSVILLE : Te Aroha Mount, Morrinsville Big Cow, Herd Of Cows, Big Cow Statue
-Feel (Instru) _ Robbie Williams
(8) HUNUA ; Hunua Falls
-Closer (Synthe) _ The Chainsmokers
(9) TAURANGA : Maunganui Mount, Tsunami Sign, Sheep
-Feel so Close (Instru) _ Calvin Harris
(10) TIRAU, MAUNGATAUTARI SOUTHERN ENCLOSURE, BLUE SPRING : Blue Spring Putaruru, Kaka bird, Giant Sheep, Bugger Cafe Tirau
-Somewhere Only We Know (Instru) _ Keane
(11) ROTORUA : Maori Village, Geyser, Geothermal Activities, Pukekohe
-Use Somebody (Instru) _ Kings of Leon
(12) PORT WAIKATO : Sheep, Wonderful Landscape
-Counting Stars (Remix) _ One Republic
(13) TE AWAMUTU, KAKEPUKU MOUNT : Waikato Plains
-Its Time (Instru) _ Imagine Dragons
(14) WAIHI : Waihi Gold Mine, Owhareoa Falls
-What You Know (Instru) _ Two Door Cinema Club
(15) TAUPO : Taupo Lake, huka falls taupo
-Miami (Remix) _ Will Smith
(16) TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK : Tongariro, Ruapehu, Snow, Volcano
-Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Instru) _ Green Day
(17) WELLINGTON : New Zealand Parliament BeeHive, Rugby Wellington, paraparaumu beach
-Clocks _ COLDPLAY
(18) BEST MOMENTS : Top Gear New Zealand, Touran, Chester Bennington Hommage
-Burn Baby Burn _ Ash
-Numb/Encore _ Likin Park/Jay Z
-hey there delilah _ plain white t's
MATOS :
SONY Xperia XA
SONY DSC HX60
VOLKSWAGEN Touran FSI
Charles Charox --- Un français en Nouvelle Zélande
Janvier 2018
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SCARED by a possum - North Island Road Trip Days 10&11
More exploration - mt maunganui, glow worms, and mt te aroha
New Zealand - North Island - Waitomo Caves - Rotorua
New Zealand is located east of Australia and has a North Island and a South Island. Starting from Auckland, you can explore the North Island. Typical tourist attractions are the glowworm cave in Waitomo and the sights of Rotorua. In Rotoura, there are the Agrodome, a visitor farm, the thermal fields with hot springs and the Maori shows.
Wairere Falls, Te Aroha, New Zealand
The gorgeous river from Wairere Falls