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New Zealand Handwriting / Printing Cards. The font used is the 'New Zealand Basic Script'. The letter shapes are identical to those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook - ‘Teaching Handwriting’. Students look at the card and copy one line of each letter/word into their exercise book. The last word on each card is a place in New Zealand. A suggestion is for early finishers to locate the place on a map. If your students have access to the internet they could also research some interesting facts about the place. 26 cards – one for each letter of the alphabet. A5 size (2 cards per A4 size paper) Click here to view more of my NZ handwriting resources. 2 sets of cards are provided: * half height numbers * full height numbers ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources TpT credits Earn TpT credits by providing feedback on this product after you purchase it. These credits can be used to lower the cost of your future purchases. Follow Me Follow me by clicking on the green star next to my store logo. You will receive notifications about upcoming sales in my store, my new products, freebies, etc.
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If you're heading to New Zealand, be sure to try some of our much-loved and iconic Kiwi cuisine. Although there are some similarities to Australian and British, New Zealand has some very distinct foods that are must-tries as you can’t find them anywhere else! Here are ten of our top favourite Kiwi foods to try in New Zealand: Hokey Pokey ice cream No trip to the beach is complete without our most well-loved ice cream flavour. Hokey Pokey is a creamy vanilla ice cream flecked with golden nuggets of honeycomb toffee. Tip Top ice cream is the most popular in New Zealand and any flavour made by them is a winner. If you go for a double scoop, try Goody Goody Gum Drops as well. It’s another unique Kiwi taste made up of a green bubble gum flavour bursting with gumdrops. Meat pies A popular on-the-go meal for many Kiwis, pies are hand-sized pastries filled with meat and gravy. Mince and cheese is always a classic and even better when paired with Watties tomato sauce. A good pie should have golden, flaky pastry on the outside. You can find hot pies from any bakery, dairy, supermarket and service station. My all-time favourite pies in the country are from Fergbaker in Queenstown (next door to Fergburger). NZ Chocolate & Lollies New Zealand sure knows how to do chocolate and you can’t go wrong with any made by the biggest and most-loved brand, Whittakers. Their family-sized blocks come in many delicious and unique flavours. If you like nuts, go for a classic bar-sized Whittaker's peanut slab. Other special Kiwi chocolate to try include Moro Bars, Crunchies, Pineapple Lumps, Jaffas, Pinkys, Perky Nanas, Buzz Bars and Chocolate Fish. If you like your lollies then don't miss K bars, Mackintoshes, Jet Planes, Milkshakes, Eskimos and Minties, to name a few. Seafood With 15,000 kilometres of coastline, it should be no surprise that freshly caught seafood is a common staple in many Kiwi’s diets. Whitebait fritters, paua, Bluff oysters, crayfish and greenshell mussels are favourites unique to New Zealand. Classic fish and chips are a popular takeaway meal for Kiwis and great to share on the beach in fine weather. Pavlova Still a sore topic for many Australians, it was recently proven that the humble pavlova did, in fact, originate in New Zealand. It’s a favourite Christmas Day and summer dessert made of meringue and impressively topped with whipped cream, fresh strawberries, kiwifruit and anything else you may like. It is perfectly paired with Hokey Pokey ice cream. Hāngī Eating a Hāngī meal is an amazing experience that you should keep an eye out for. It's a traditional Maori way of cooking, underground in a pit. Roast dinner style ingredients are used, such as lamb, pork, chicken, potato, kumara (sweet potato) and pumpkin. The cooking process takes many hours and makes the food tender and delicious with an earthy, smoky flavour - it's the best roast you'll ever have! Rotorua is a great place to try Hāngī. L&P “World famous in New Zealand” as the saying goes, L&P or Lemon and Paeroa is the most iconic fizzy drink in New Zealand. It’s similar to lemonade with its own unique twist. Created in the small town of Paeroa in 1907, it was originally made with lemon juice combined with carbonated water. Now manufactured by Coca-Cola, it’s a very refreshing soft drink that is perfect on a hot day. There's even a giant statue of an L&P bottle in the town of Paeroa. Bakery Goods & Biscuits While you're in NZ, go nuts at our bakeries. They're full of delicious baked goods and are an inexpensive option for a sweet snack. Try our custard squares, lamingtons, cream doughnuts, lolly cake and caramel slice to name a few. Some Kiwi biscuits to look out for at a local supermarket include any Griffin's Biscuits, such as Mallowpuffs, Toffee Pops, Gingernuts and Squiggles. Other Kiwi faves include Cookie Times, Afghans and ANZAC biscuits. Marmite & Vegemite Different than the British version, New Zealand’s Sanitarium Marmite is a standard item in most Kiwi’s pantries. It’s a yeast extract spread combined with a few herbs and spices. Try it on a sandwich with some Bluebirds chips, Kiwi as. When the Christchurch earthquake damaged the company’s factory, a Marmite shortage was declared which prompted a national panic. Similarly, the Australian Vegemite is another much-loved yeast spread in New Zealand. A small piece of advice with both spreads: less is more and use plenty of marge. Kiwi Chips & Dip Another must-try is the classic combo of Kiwi Onion Dip with Bluebird chips (Green Onion is a choice Kiwi flavour). It's a regular at parties or perfect as an afternoon snack. This is the number one thing I missed when living abroad and would often ask family to send it to me. Other fun chips to try (without the dip) include Bluebird Grain Waves, Twisties, Burger Rings, Rashuns and Cheezels. Pin it! :) Do you have any other fave Kiwi foods to add to this list? Let me know in the comments below! Looking for New Zealand travel tips? Head to my NZ posts here. Happy Travels, This post contains some images that are not my own.
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Route overview The Tour Aotearoa route uses the best cycling infrastructure that exists in New Zealand. There are two ways to follow the route: download the GPS files and/or buy the official guides (available in paper and PDF editions). We recommend you use both, as they serve different needs and provide backup to each other. The Tour Aotearoa route has evolved over the years to incorporate new sections of trail and bypass closed sections. The guidebook is also revised to update the ever-changing range of services available along the route. Please do not rely on out-of-date editions of the guidebook or route files! Tour Aotearoa paper guidebooks were published in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and late-2023. The PDF version is updated whenever a change is needed. Incremental updates are published between paper editions, on the official guides page. Visit this Google web map [updated 21 Feb 2024] When to start from Cape Reinga You need to plan your start day and time when the tide on Ninety Mile Beach is low. This allows you to ride on the firm sand near the waters edge. (During high tide riders are be forced into the higher soft sand and don't enjoy the slog. It results in a demoralising first day - avoid at all costs!) The best source for predicting the tide in advance is: https://tides.niwa.co.nz/?latitude=-34.538&longitude=172.741 You want to pick a day where low tide is about 3 hours after you start riding from Cape Reinga. So if you plan to start at 9 am then you'll want to find a day where low tide is around 12 noon plus or minus 1 hour. For example: The first wave of the 2024 TA Brevet is on 18 Feb starting at 7:00 am. Low tide is at 10:41 am that day. It takes between 30 and 60 minutes to ride from Cape Reinga carpark to the start of Ninety Mile Beach. That gives riders roughly 3 hours to get halfway down Ninety Mile Beach, and 6 hours to complete the beach ride before half-tide. If there's a headwind it can take longer. The best time of year to ride the TA is: summer (warmer, longer days), after the main holiday season (easier to get accommodation). Mid to late February is optimal. Early March works. By April the days are getting shorter and colder. Early mid-December can also work if you're doing just one Island. Avoid 23 December to 3 January - everything is booked out and over-crowded. In winter the days are short and cold and accommodation in remote places will be closed. On the other hand... you'll get some impressive "Look how much I suffered!" photos.
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