5* Access for all at Te Papa National Museum, Wellington

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Te Papa National Museum is the No.1 tourist attraction throughout the whole of New Zealand, with in excess of 1.5 million visitors passing through the doors on an annual basis – an impressive number indeed when considering that the population of New Zealand stands at a modest 4.5 million. As you make your way through more than 45 fascinating exhibitions, it’s easy to see why this fantastic museum continues to draw tourists and locals alike, …

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Working for WWF

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It’s been around six weeks since I started my internship with WWF – New Zealand and so far it’s been nothing but smiles and incredible experiences. From day one I was thrown in the deep end and handed an amazing task which staff at the Wellington based offices had been intending to pursue for some time. I was asked to spearhead a brand new Peer-to-Peer fundraising campaign whereby we’d encourage as many people throughout New …

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Visiting Zealandia Sanctuary – Wellington, New Zealand

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The summer is officially over here in New Zealand, and with that, my unexpectedly long summer (one whole year of hopping from country to country, always catching the sun) is slowly coming to an end. Thankfully we’re currently experiencing an unusually awesome trend of cold mid-week days, followed by roasting hot weekends! This weekend I finally got a chance to visit Zealandia – which is a 225 hectare expanse of dense forest, rare birds, majestic …

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