David Anderson
GISBORNE Herald journalist Justine Tyerman picked up a serious award on the Cathay Pacific Journey Media Awards in Auckland on Friday.
The story about tramping the Hollyford Observe with Ngai Tahu Tourism gained the New Zealand Maori Tourism Award for the Finest Journey Story a couple of Maori Tourism Expertise.
The story was described as “a beautifully-crafted piece that introduced alive the expertise in a method that will have an actual impression on reader”.
Justine was delighted to obtain the award, which included a prize of $2000.
On-line reserving website Lodges.com has compiled a listing of what they name one of the best “Pokétels” within the US in a report that rides the wave of Pokémon Go‘s reputation, coining a brand new time period within the course of.
New York Metropolis dominates the listing of lodges with entry to essentially the most Pokéstops and Pokégyms inside or close to the property, taking 9 of the 10 spots.
The highest-rated ‘Pokétel’ within the US is The Towers at Lotte New York Palace, which options 11 Pokéstops and Pokégyms inside 500 toes (152 m) and one other 231 inside a 1.25 mile (2 km) radius.
Sunday marks precisely one yr earlier than what would be the best whole photo voltaic eclipse ever to journey to and witness. And in the event you’ve by no means seen one earlier than, you do not know what you are lacking.
Legions of eclipse-chasers from throughout the nation and the world might be in the USA for the Aug. 21, 2017 occasion. A New Moon will fully block out the Solar for a couple of minutes, throwing a 70-mile Moon-shadow throughout the states from Oregon to South Carolina.
Stand anyplace below that shadow and also you get to glimpse totality, when all the things goes pitch black and—if there are clear skies—you possibly can see a “gap within the sky.”
Deciding the best travel insurance to purchase for the coming holiday may be a daunting undertaking, said Stan Sandberg, the co founder of the trip insurance collation website TravelInsurance.com. There are actually countless strategies out there, plus they are steeped in complicated legal language that can be difficult for even the most savvy consumers to decipher he said.
Determine what you need to ensure. Or does one want travel medical protection? Sandberg said although both kinds are bundled by many travel insurance plans into one plan, that might not be necessary but undoubtedly costs more.