Holiday Travels

The annual nationwide traveling craft show will be showcased in the Genesis Kensington Stadium, Whangarei from July 25 till 27. For those who are interested to make crafts or those who just love to buy them, the Dunkley’s Great New Zealand Craft Show is NZ’s most popular and exciting craft events..  Read more @ campervan rental New Zealand

Indulge on Dunedin’s delicious event this July 12 to 18, the Cadbury Chocolate Carnival!

A carnival choc-full of Cadbury chocolate delights to suit a range of tastes! Everything for everyone from chocolate butterflies, chocolate sculpting and costume, chocolate here and there, everywhere! Carnival goers will have the opportunity to participate in a broad range of chocolate activities to beat the cold winter!

The Cadbury Jaffa Race will be at the world’s steepest street, Baldwin Street, Dunedin. The kids will enjoy “Glenfalloch’s Gnaughty Gnomes and Fabulous Fairies Party” where they can join fairies, pixies, elves in costume and dresses! To continue, click Campervan hire New Zealand

Matariki is the celebration of Maori New Year. This 2008 in Auckland, it is celebrated with the month long Matariki Festival, which will be from 5 June to 5 July. This festival showcases the way the Maori commemorate and celebrate this ancient tradition within the context of contemporary city life in Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland.

There will be social gatherings called the Whakangahau. The event also educates the people and visitors of what Matariki is. The festival celebrates the natural world and heritage or the Taiao, plus visual and performing arts - Nga Toi. Although the New Year will be celebrated nationwide, Auckland will celebrate the month long festival with indigenous music, fashion, food, exhibits and also a host of musicians and entertainment.

But don’t limit yourself to just one place. In Northland, special celebrations will focus on the Hokianga Harbour. There will be outdoor concerts with kapa haka dances in Tauranga. In Rotorua, a HOT Winter Mud Festival will take place. Festival events with fireworks displays are set in Hawkes Bay as well.
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Heading down from Brisbane or heading up from Sydney? Drop by Glenn Innes. This lovely place is home to the Australian Standing Stones. On May 1 to May 4, 2008 celebrate the great traditions of Celtic culture. The four day festival provides everyone with entertainment, song, dance, history and, of course, food.
The Australian Celtic Festival celebrated in Glen Innes, NSW displays a spectacular range of entertainment and history. Thousands pour into Glen Innes to experience the Celtic experience, Australian Standing Stones and the opportunity to meet with Aussies.
The festival’s main venue is the Australian Standing Stones. Imagine rising at dawn and listening to the eerie sounds of pipes in the autumn mists at the Standing Stones. Quite a Celtic experience that one should not miss. The festival includes street parades, ceremonial roles performed by re-enactment groups, Celtic Strongman events, bands, children’s entertainment, dancing, market stalls, and Celtic foods.
Anyone can partake in Celtic music and dance at one of the four stages at the Standing Stones or in one of the many concert venues in the town of Glen Innes. Mingle with the locals in pubs, clubs or restaurants. In Glenn Innes, there is something for everyone.

The World Youth Day is the largest youth event in the whole world, and this year the event will be held in Sydney from July 15 to July 20, 2008.

Every two to three years, since the conception of the event by Pope John Paul II, the Catholic Church gathers all the youth from around the world to build bridges of hope and friendship between continents and cultures. Pope Benedict XVI has chosen the event to be hosted by the Australian State when he announced it last August 2005.

WYD08 will be the first visit to Sydney, Australia of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

Young people throughout the world will make this pilgrimage to Australia with their faith to rediscover the beauty of the Gospel.

If you are traveling to Sydney at that time, be sure not to miss this event with the company of the youth, the Pope, the beauty of Sydney, and the hospitality of the Australian people!

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