The New Zealand and The World Cup of Rugby in 2011.

Rimu
14 days, South Island

The Rimu is our longest running trip, to discover the New Zealand, its Landscapes, its History, its Activities ...

• Hike Routeburn Track, Punakaiki, Franz Josef Glacier and
  Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
• Wilderness Backpacking in Nelson Lakes National Park, Sea Kayaking or Biking Marlborough Sounds
• Cycle Cycle Hawea to Wanaka
• Sea Kayak Okarito Lagoon and Milford Sound
• Hike West Coast Beaches and Rainforests
• Explore the lakeside village of Queenstown
• Snorkel with Seals

Daily Itinerary:

The FIRST WEEK:

Monday:~Arrive, snorkel with seals in Kaikoura

Tuesday:~Visit vineyard and start multi-day options: hiking in Nelson Lakes National Park, mountain biking on Queen Charlotte Track, OR sea kayaking in Marlborough Sounds

Wednesday:~Multi-day options continued

Thursday:~Multi-day options continued

Friday:~Hike in Punakaiki Rainforest

Saturday:~ Kayak Okarito Lagoon, hike beach and forest

Sunday:~Hike at Franz Josef Glacier

THE SECOND WEEK:

Monday:~Mt Aspiring National Park to Queenstown, cycle Hawea trail

Tuesday:~Free day in Queenstown

Wednesday:~ Hike Routeburn Track

Thursday:~Sea kayak Milford Sound, explore Fiordland National Park

Friday:~Explore high country sheep farm

Saturday:~ Hike Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park

Sunday:~ Depart for home with a lot of Memories !

Pictures of This itineraries : Rimu.

Punakaiki:

Okarito Lagoon:

Wanaka:

Queenstown:

• The All Blacks represent for the big competition of rugby : the New Zealand in all the World !They often arrived very far in the World Cup of Rugby but they won this Cup, one only time  in 1987.

• The Haka, their Dance, is Known in all the World, We remark it because it's very Amazing and really Original. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with the very vigourous mouvements and stamping with their feet on the grown with rhythmically shouted accompaniments. They make a facial expressions with Grimaces as poking out of the tongues and eyes bulding.

• In 1870 , The All Blacks were born , it's a beginning of The Alive Legend because the All Blacks counts the largest number of victories of the history of the rugby.
  Certain teams as Ireland or the Scotland have never beaten her. Its biggest victory is against Japan with a score from 145 to 17! Their biggest rival is The "Springboks" of the South Africa since 1921 ... but in Europe, in 1924, the team won all these matches and we call them the "Invincible".

• In 2011, The All Blacks will play in their country , Will they win their second Cup of World of Rugby ?

                                      GO THE ALL BLACKS !!!!

The first All Blacks :

The All Blacks Today :

Video Haka :  Click Here

The World Cup of Rugby 2011 will be in the New Zealand, it's a evenment incredible and international, in addition, i's a return in the past because the first edition of the World Cup of Rugby was in the New Zealand in 1987  .

This sport was created by William Web Ellis in England in 1823 but it was intruced much more late by Charles John Monro in 1870 in the New Zealand .

Now it's a sport very known in all the world.

Click Here for the Schedule of the World Cup of Rugby 2011

The first Match of Rugby:

Below the countries qualified for the World Cup of Rugby and separated by Four Pool:

Pool A

• New Zealand
• France
• Tonga
• Canada
• Japan

Pool B

• Argentina
• England
• Scotland
• Georgia
• Romania or Uruguay

Pool C

• Australia
• Ireland
• Italy
• Russia
• USA

Pool D

• South Africa
• Wales
• Fiji
• Samoa
• Namibia

• In 1769, the captain James Cook, English explorer , and Jean François Marie de Surville, a commander of a French boat  arrived in New Zealand.

• After the signature of Treaty of Waitangi at 1840, the English peoples colonized the New Zealand  ; becoming then a colony Britannic . February 6th, day of the signature of the Treaty of Waitangi, is celebrated the day national of the country. There was lot of wars enters the Maori and the English peoples, because the Maori didn't know the consequences of the signature of this treaty and  they were as betrayed by the English colons  .

• It's only at 1907, when  the New Zealand becomes a independent state of  United Kingdom.

• Now,  the inhabitants says that there are very calms, autonomous and  independents, they could that "The Kiwi ingenuity" ! In addition the New Zealanders are very ingenious with the creation of:

                                                                                                      - Bungee jumping

                                                                                                      -The fastest motorcycle of world

• The Nature is very important for the New Zealanders then the country is very ecological and they want really to protect their environment.                              

          The Captain Cook:   

The Treaty of Waitigi:

The Maori are a indigenous people ; it's a population Polynesian "Autochtones".Their languages is a mixture of Tahitian and of hawaiian . They arrived in the New Zealand and particularly in the North Island from 13 century. The navigator Abel Tasman was the first European to encounter the Maori.

Now, The Maori represent 14% of the New Zealand population,then there are 600 000 Maori .

The Maori Culture is a rich and varied culture with a legends and Stories very particular in addition it is very artistic culture because there are a amazing sculptures, a dances (as a "Haka") ,and a incredible Tattoos on their bodies and faces.

The Maori can also to build the "Waka", it's a long canoe used to fish and do a journey on the river.

Other Video : CLICK

My Meeting enters Ashley and Me a New Zealanders:

Here is Ashley's photo:

Me :  Hello ! Ashley How are you ?

Ashley: I'm fine, Thank you and you?

Me : I'm very well because, I am in New Zealand ,it's my first day here... Then What's the beautiful  place in this country for you?

Ashley : Well... For me  the West Coast of South Island is a place when there are the most fantastic places of the New Zealand with some Glaciers in addition you can to pay a helicopter to see an aerial-view , It's really stunning to look.The South Island is very mountainous and shelters the most beautiful national parks of this country .    

Me : Good ! And The North Island ? Is it very fantastic too ?

Ashley: Ooh... It's also very fantastic and beautiful because the Vulcan and the Mountains are amazing and incredible .In North Island, there are a lot of centers of thermal waters which the most know is in Rotura . Rotura is a city with an important Maori cultural center ; I think for you That could be a very good experience.

Me: Very Good thank you for this information ! Well... What's the principals activities in the New Zealand  ?

Ashley : There are lot of activities : The Caving, The Canoeing, The photographing, The hiking, the biking, the rafting, wildlife activities ,the Adrenaline activities and swimming with seals and dolphins .

Me: Ooh there are Enormously of activities ; it's very Good ! I love it ! Are you a last advice to give me ?

Ashley: Yes  , I think that you have to visit the lake Taupo which is a lake of the North Island of New Zealand too.

Me : Ok Super ! 

Ashley : Good Travel in New Zealand Océane ! Good Bye ! 

Me : Thank you very much Ashley , Good Bye !

Presentation of The New Zealand

• The New Zealand is a country next to the Australia, it's a big island Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and separated of Australia by the Tasman Mar. There are 4 332 000 inhabitants and the Capital city is Wellington .

• The New Zealand consists of two islands, the North Island and the South Island. The North Island is a  mountainous, and also marked by a Vulcan. The South Island has got lot of glaciers as the Fox Glaciers and Franz Joseph .

• The strange landscapes of New Zealand  interested the studios of cinema with the movie "the Lord of rings" , realized by Peter Jackson himself New Zealanders.

• The Fauna and The Flora of this Country is very beautiful with the Kiwi, a small bird, symbol of the New Zealand .

                                                The Map of the New Zealand :                                          

                                                               The Kiwi symbol of this Country:

                                                     Vulcans of The North Island :

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