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Arrival and orientation • Airport pick-up • 4-day on-site orientation: Includes transportation, accommodation, activities and most meals • Welcome meal • Transportation to host university accommodation at conclusion of orientation Cultural and sporting events • Attend a theatre performance/arts festival event • Visit a brewery or winery • Attend a rugby match (seasonal) Excursions • Choice of 2-day adventure weekend or country life weekend • Most excursions and activities vary by program (see below). Click here to see more of the student events and excursions for your New Zealand university. University of Auckland: • Wild Waitomo weekend (back water rafting, abseiling, bush walks and New Zealand pioneer history) • Wandering in the Waitakeres day trip (choice of canyoning, horse trekking and mountain biking, plus BBQ dinner) University of Canterbury: • Pacific Alpine Triangle: Including mountain biking and hot pools in Hanmer, then travel to Kaikoura for an overnight stay at the Takahanga Marae and quad biking to end the weekend • A Day of Kiwi Classics: Surfing, kai (food) and Super 14 rugby • A day out on Banks Peninsula with gondola, mountain biking and Akaroa Massey University Palmerston North: • River Valley Lodge, Rangatikei River: Includes eco rafting, horse trekking, golf, spa and sauna • Day trip to Wellington: Includes cruise on harbour, Te Papa and a rugby match University of Otago: • Overnight boat trip on Doubtful Sounds or Milford Sound, with kayaking and visit to a power station in the heart of Fiordland • Trip on the historical Taieri Train through the Taieri Gorge to Central Otago, BBQ and cycle ride along a rail trail Victoria University and Massey University Wellington: • River Valley Lodge, Rangatikei River: Includes eco rafting, horse trekking, golf, spa and sauna • Wairarapa day trip: Includes quad biking or Pole to Pole, lunch at a winery and a visit to hip Greytown Other activities • T-shirt • CD of photos from the semester • Farewell meal |







