Submitted by Aly Markley on the 2024 Winter HOSP program in Australia and New Zealand…
This week we mainly stayed in a small town called Napier in New Zealand. During the days we went to six breathtaking wineries and tasted so many wines and enjoyed some great food. Napier also had a beautiful black sand beach where we were able to spend our free afternoon. On Saturday there was a food truck festival with live music from a local band and then Sunday morning there was a local farmers market where we enjoyed breakfast. We then traveled to Rotorua where we had a cultural dinner experience from the Maori tribe which was something I had never seen before coming here and I really enjoyed seeing it. Then we traveled to Auckland to close out the remainder of our trip and explore the city for the last 4 days. (Submitted on January 28, 2024)