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New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

5 awesome day trips from Auckland

by Ceol Ryder

Rangitoto Island

Hiking on volcanic Rangitoto Island

by Ceol Ryder

Waiheke Island

A Waiheke Island day trip

by Ceol Ryder

Hobbiton Movie Set: Visiting Middle-earth in New Zealand

by Ceol Ryder

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A grey day in the Dandenong Ranges. A grey day in the Dandenong Ranges.
The sun setting behind some moai on Easter Island. The sun setting behind some moai on Easter Island.
Moai at Rano Raraku, Easter Island. Moai at Rano Raraku, Easter Island.
Sunset on Easter Island. Sunset on Easter Island.
One of the "windows" of the Ana Kakenga cave on Ea One of the "windows" of the Ana Kakenga cave on Easter Island.
The head of a moai on Easter Island. Many of the s The head of a moai on Easter Island. Many of the statues are no longer standing, eroded, broken or all three.
These islands played an important part in the bird These islands played an important part in the bird-man religion that replaced earlier ancestor worship on Easter Island. Each year, powerful men would pick other men of lesser status to take part in a contest on their behalf. The aim was to collect the first sooty tern egg of the season from the furthest islet of Motu Nui, swim back and climb the sea cliff to the village of Orongo. The egg would then be presented to his patron, who would become the bird-man and be made leader for the year.
Ahu Nao-Nao at Anakena Beach. Ahu Nao-Nao at Anakena Beach.
Looking through the trees at Ahu Nao-Nao at Anaken Looking through the trees at Ahu Nao-Nao at Anakena beach in Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
The 15 moai at Ahu Tongariki. The 15 moai at Ahu Tongariki.
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