Mount Maunganui. It is approximately 15 – 20 minutes by car from the centre of Tauranga. There are several walkways. You can climb to the summit, choose other ways instead of reaching to the top. Today We climbed to the summit and then chose the side way to get off…
It’s less than two hours drive from Auckland, Running on the state highway 27, Along the state highway of the village called Patetonga. You can find this small cafe. Whether people working on the farm often visit, you can see a sign at the entrance of the cafe. “Drop the…
Pilot Bay It’s a quiet beach that locating the south side of Mt Maunganui. Norfolk Pines are planted alongside the boardwalk. Compared to the main beach on the other side, the waves are calm, so it’s a popular place for family picnics. In summer, port of Tauranga welcomes many…
At a fish corner of a supermarket, you can find fillet of Trevally – usually. If you go to a fish and chips shop, maybe you can choose snapper (snapper), cod (cod) or Trevally. So it’s a one of favourite fish for New Zealanders. My recent favourite cooking method…
Otanewainuku It’s about half an hour drive from Tauranga. A place you can relax during short walking in the original forest.
A funky, very lovable hut from a local petrol station. It has a character, and somehow it makes me smile very much. You can see an orange bird’s beak alike in front of the hat, and the colours are very vivid. Maybe it was designed for children, but it’s acceptable…
A dormant volcano of 230 meters towering above the coast of Tauranga. Local people call it’s The Mount. They are maintaining a good friendship with this secret mountain. You can aim to reach the summit or take it easy at your own pace as they have various walking tracks. It…
There are many kinds of biscuits in New Zealand. Coated with chocolate, with chocolate chips, caramel flavour etc. I like to spend some time in front of the biscuits shelf in a supermarket. Umm, which one should I get? Ginger nuts is not flashy; it’s very simple and hard biscuits….
I think New Zealand is a country where ice cream is very delicious. There are various brands and flavours are on sale faster and more. Rose flavour, Matcha(Japanese Green Tea) flavour, salted caramel, Mango taste, coconut taste, there was also Likarashu taste. Going to the supermarket, in front of…
