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Delegation of Japanese Business Leaders – from Keidanren

Oceania Coachlines — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 01:28:27 +0000

Flying into Wellington direct from Tokyo, the most influential group of Japanese business leaders to visit New Zealand in more than 40 years were taken care of by Oceania Coachlines. They met with the Prime Minister and Government Ministers of New Zealand and other New Zealand business leaders..

Thank you so much for the HUGE help with the Keidanren group (completed yesterday in Wellington). I received reports that it was very successful . Thank you again and all your team.

Noriko Mitsumaru: Operations, Southern Travelnet Limited, Auckland

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UK Golf Group – 22 day tour

Oceania Coachlines — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 01:17:23 +0000

Greencard Golf brought 47-keen golfers to New Zealand. They played courses from Kauri Cliffs in the far North, to Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay and Millbrook and The Hills in Queenstown. With a lot of sightseeing in between! Oceania provided three separate 49-seat tour coaches from Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown to make it work.

I would like to thank you for helping me organise our tour to New Zealand. We played 9 of the top courses and 5 others that were all fabulous. We played them all in sunshine (with a little wind at times!) and found them fantastic. Oceania provided us with luxury coaches and three of the best drivers we have ever had. Thank you one and all.

Richard Vine: Managing Director, Greencard Golf Ltd, United Kingdom

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WOW 2013 – The World of WearableArt Award Show

Oceania Coachlines — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:48:31 +0000

Delight Of Light, Yuru Ma & Mengyue Wu, China -photo credit – ex 2012 Winners WOW

Tickets to the ‘hottest event in New Zealand’s cultural calendar’ went on sale on February 1^st. WOW is a unique live theatrical show combining art, design, movement and drama – to be held in Wellington this year between 25^th September and 5^th October.

Attracting an audience of around 50,000 people from across the world over the 12 show season, WOW has grown to receive international acclaim.

Judges select 150 garments from New Zealand and international designers to compete for $150, 000 in prize money. The garments are presented in a theatrical show incorporating dance, music, lighting and world-class choreography.

Described as ‘Mardi Gras meets Haute Couture at a Peter Gabriel concert directed by Salvador Dali’ WOW is a cultural experience not to be missed.

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Footprints Waipoua, Northland

Oceania Coachlines — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:00:59 +0000

Waipoua Forest is a highly recommended stop for inclusion on any North Island itinerary travelling north of Auckland. It is the largest remaining tract of native forest in Northland and contains New Zealand’s largest kauri tree. Named Tane Mahuta or ‘Lord of the Forest’, the tree is around 1200 years old and almost 4.4 meters in diameter. At night, Waipoua Footprints can provide you with a magical night-time experience. Wearing a miner’s headlamp you will be escorted by local Maori guides as the rhythms and sounds of the forest come alive around you.

Waipoua Forest lies on Northland’s Kauri Coast, between Dargaville and Omapere.

Fast facts:

– Another significant tree in Waipoua Forest is Te Matua Ngahere – ‘Father of the Forest’ – which is estimated to be 2000 years old.

– Well-maintained short walking tracks provide easy access to the most spectacular attractions of Waipoua Forest, including Tane Mahuta, Te Matua Ngahere and the Yakas kauris.

– Longer hiking tracks are available for those who want to venture deeper into the forest, especially into the high plateau and ranges.

– Waipoua Forest lies on Northland’s Kauri Coast, between Dargaville and Omapere.

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The National Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa – Wellington

Oceania Coachlines — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:30:02 +0000

The National Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, is located on Wellington’s waterfront. Here you can explore the world of Maori as tangata whenua or ‘people of the land.’ See New Zealand through the eyes of the first settlers of Aotearoa New Zealand, visit a Marae (a communal, sacred meeting place) and learn about our history, our unique flora and fauna and the forces which have shaped our cultural and physical landscape.

Fast Facts:

· The museum’s full name is Te Papa Tongarewa which literally means ‘container of treasures’
· Te Papa took 4 years to complete: weighs 64,000 tonnes; has 36,000 square metres of public floor space (the size of three rugby fields); includes 80,000 cubic metres of concrete; has enough reinforcing steel to stretch from Wellington to Sydney; sits on 150 shock absorbers to protect the building from earthquake movement and is clad in 14,500 grey and yellow stone panels.
· Te Papa’s interactive collections span five areas: Art, History, Pacific, Māori, and Natural Environment.
· The collections house more than 200,000 objects – from specimens gathered during Captain Cook’s first expedition to New Zealand in 1769-1770 to the costume worn by Xena: Warrior Princess.

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