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 Golfing
in New Zealand
We were
impressed with what we saw and read on the Paradise
Golf website and invite you to see for yourself.
Here are some comments from Romana Graham, Director
of Paradise Golf.
"We are also
more than happy to put
together exclusive packages
for your customers and we can drive them if they do
not wish to take advantage of your self-drive
tours. Another exciting addition that has just been
included this week is the option of having your
very own chauffeur driven Mercedes sedan. the
chauffeurs are all highly trained personal security
experts, with full training in advanced driving and
full medical training. They are a wonderful crowd
who have a fantastic knowledge of all the tourism
'hot spots' and some very interesting little known
attractions that make and excellent holiday simply
exceptional."
http://www.paradisegolf.co.nz
Top
entertainment to match wildfoods
A top entertainment line up will
help wildfood gourmets work off steamed fish eyes,
duck tongues and other wildfoods at this year's
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival. The 17th annual South
Island festival will be held on 11 March 2006.
Around 18,000 people are expected to descend on the
small West Coast town to sample wildfood and
beverages from 72 stalls.
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New Zealand featured on
the Movie Screen
Having just seen "The
World's Fastest Indian" courtesy of New
Zealand Tourism, one of our editor's first goal is
a visit to the town and countryside portrayed in
the film. Here are some comments from the NZ
website.
"Yes, the dramatically beautiful
cinematography of films such as this take our
breath away. But what of the real landscapes that
inspire such reaction? If it's a holiday that will
remain with you far longer than any movie, visit
Southland - the main location for "The World's
Fastest Indian". Southland motorcycle legend
Burt Munro was a man who held on to the dreams of
his youth and ultimately realized them. Portrayed
by Anthony Hopkins, his story of dream fulfillment
and hard work is told by NZ director Roger
Donaldson in "The World's Fastest Indian". Much of
the movie was shot in and around Southland and many
locals volunteered to help in any way - many were
used as extras in the film, even the gregarious
Mayor of Invercargill took a role. Such is the
friendliness of these New Zealanders living at the
country's most southern point."
New Zealand is also showcased
in Peter Jackson's latest film, King Kong.
Filmed entirely in Jackson's home country, King
Kong is set in the disparate locations of 1930s New
York and Skull Island. Jackson worked with several
of the Academy Award winning specialists who
created the sets in his last epic, The Lord of the
Rings trilogy. Though the locations for the film
mainly took place in studios, Peter Jackson managed
to transform the magnificent landscapes to become
home of King Kong as if it
really
 Air
New Zealand's Aircraft Engineering Recruitment
Program
Air New
Zealand is well underway with its programme of
recruiting aircraft engineers to support its
airframe maintenance operations. This will mean
approximately 70 additional jobs in Christchurch,
including 20 trainees, and 30 for the airline's
Auckland-based engineering operations.
Air New Zealand
Engineering Services Vice President, John Mounce,
said the recruitment drive was in response to the
evolving needs of the business.
"Additional
qualified staff are required to support the growth
of our airframe maintenance and overhaul business
as well as maximise asset utilisation in what is an
ever-increasingly competitive market," said Mr
Mounce.
Air New Zealand
is recruiting suitable people both locally and from
the United Kingdom where there is a pool of
talent.
To date the
airline's Christchurch engineering facility has
recruited 20 local engineers, has another 10
commencing work over the next two months, has a
number of offers on the table with interested UK
applicants, and is currently advertising another 13
positions.
In Auckland the
recruitment programme is underway both locally and
in the
UK for the additional 30 aircraft engineers
required. http://www.airnz.co.nz/
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