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Armageddon Expo
- WHERE: Claudelands Arena, Hamilton and Westpac Stadium, 147 Waterloo Quay, Wellington
- WHEN: Sat, May 25, 2013 to Mon, June 03, 2013
Don your helmet, grab your light sabre and teleport yourself to Armaggedon
Period piece on the Clive River
By Bachchat staff
On the banks of the Clive River sits a bay villa, in picturesque gardens with palms, a boat house and Cape Cod chairs at the water’s edge. One could easily believe the house has sat here graciously for a century, but looks deceive! Built in about 1915 as a doctor’s home in Napier, the house was moved to Clive in two pieces 20 years ago by current owner, Brent Pattison. Brent is a plumber by trade and a collector by nature. His father owned a museum devoted to jukeboxes and early colonial artifacts and all of his family have been collectors since they were young. The riverfront villa has been furnished from antique shops over time so that the interiors and fittings are all of a piece, with a 1920s Arts and Crafts feel. The period details extend even to the bathrooms, where the toilet has a pull-chain and large...
Golf Courses around New Zealand
By Bachchat staff
With more golf courses per capita than any other country in the world, spectacular scenery, and conditions that allow year-round play, New Zealand is a bit of a golfer’s paradise, Godzone fairway perhaps. There are some very fine, world class golf courses, and some charmingly down-home, country cousins. We’ve listed some of the outstanding courses around the country, both ritzy championship courses attached to luxury lodges, and those diamonds in the rough tucked away in the countryside, where you might need to shoo the sheep off first. Whether you’re a pro or a first timer, you’ll find a course that will challenge and amaze you, with scenery to marvel at between shots. Lace up your fancy Royal Albatross spiked shoes or slip into your sneakers – go ahead! Note, aficionados may disagree with our list, but we’ve put “world class” next to those courses...
COMPETITIONS
Win a Dunes Matarangi Golf Holiday!
Pick three mates and be in the prize draw to WIN our fabulous Dunes Matarangi Golf Holiday: two nights accommodation in a Villa at the Dunes Resort Matarangi, unlimited golf and electric carts!
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