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End of a quick visit

Check-in for the 1445 flight to Auckland starts at 0900!  Many Niueans check in then hit town.  I took a more conventional timing with Brian dropping me to the airport at 1230.  There was plenty of time to kill still and I ended up chatting with the Kiwi lady from Whangarei who gave me a […]

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Exploring by bicycle

As diving was off the menu today, I decided to re-visit the north-west quarter of the island today.  I tried the bicycle at the hostel but it was a bit high for me.  So I rented one from the Tourist Information Centre. I revisited the Avaiki cave but this time, I made sure I swam […]

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Exploring by car

I was at the car rental office before 0800; they open at 0730.  I was given a Mazda Premacy hatch for NZD50 (discounted from NZD55 as the A/C didn’t work). Having plotted out the key points of interest, I gathered that most of the sights that appealed were in the north-west corner.  Some were best […]

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Travelling back in time

The flight from Auckland on 27MAY and landed on 26MAY after crossing the International Date Line.  At Niue’s Hannan International Airport, we disembarked by stairs and were given big blue arrival cards to completed.  I suspect the airline had run out of stock of thse in Auckland, so we had to fill them in on […]

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