Travel / Lifestyle17 September 2021
The town of Oamaru was laid out in 1858 by Otago’s surveyor John Turnbull Thomson, who named the streets after British rivers. The town is famous for its many buildings made from locally quarried limestone (known as Oamaru Stone), over 70 buildings registered as...
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Travel / Lifestyle1 July 2021
Reflecting on the past year, projecting the future growth of the company and having a whole lot of fun were the themes for this year’s Star staff retreat. Nicknamed ‘The Great Escape Coromandel 21’ it started 7am Saturday morning at Auckland’s Ardmore airport. Our...
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Travel / Lifestyle1 July 2021
The town of Oamaru was laid out in 1858 by Otago’s surveyor John Turnbull Thomson, who named the streets after British rivers. The town is famous for its many buildings made from locally quarried limestone (known as Oamaru Stone), over 70 buildings registered as...
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Travel / Lifestyle4 February 2021
The township of Geraldine is located around 140km south of Christchurch. It is nestled in the foothills of the Southern Alps and the gateway to the lakes in the central Mackenzie Basin.It has a history of milling timber and numerous sheep stations dotted around...
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Travel / Lifestyle9 December 2020
Alexandra has a bit of a reputation of being the hottest, driest and coldest town in NZ. It has four distinct seasons and is one of the reasons it is rather a unique place to visit at any time of the year.It is spread out...
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News5 August 2020
The Southland weather was looking perfect for the first weekend of Level 2, and it was my birthday so I decided to celebrate by re-visiting Milford Sound with some friends. The fiord is our most popular tourist attraction with over a million people visiting...
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Travel / Lifestyle14 April 2020
There is no doubting that Hanmer Springs is synonymous with the Hanmer Springs Hot Pools and although we like a good old soak there is so much more to explore in this area!The town is surrounded by dramatic mountains and towering forests. There are some...
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Travel / Lifestyle1 September 2019
This years Star Insurance weekend away, “Celebrating Success” saw all 30 of our staff head off for an adventure in Rotorua.Our weekend started early Saturday morning at Auckland airport for a McDonald’s breakfast before our flight to Rotorua. Air NZ however had other ideas,...
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