INTERNeX New Zealand: Mount Eden Sunset

Hi there!

If you are done with your work or you have a free evening and you don’t know what else to do? Go watching the sunset on Mount Eden. We’ve done it and it was so beautiful! When the sun is falling you see more and more lights in Auckland which give you a great view over the city by night.

Mount Eden is the second highest natural point in the whole Auckland region. You can easily go by bus from the CBD district. Go to Britomart and there will be a lot of busses who will bring you to the volcano. You can take the Outer Link busses 274/267/625/258/277 and many more I guess. One trip costs only $1,90 NZ dollar and you travel around 20 minutes.

View Mount Eden

Last but not least, we met our first Maori’s over there! They teached us a real Maori game. First you have to say welcome to each other on the ‘Maori-way’ like nose – to – nose and then you have to do a game with your hand called Papaki Rere – translation ‘Flying Hands’. They were also singing during the game.

Imaging… you stand on a volcano in the middle of New Zealand, with sunset views over Auckland, doing Maori games with real Maori’s is pretty awesome!

Maori game – Papaki Rere

So, check it out!

Cheers,

Lies & Luus

Stray-Mazing Race

Last week INTERNeX New Zealand was invited to a networking event by our business partner Stray travel. As one of approximately 15 other companies we went to the Stray office, but there was one issue we had to deal with before starting the evening.

We needed to be dressed as one of the bus stops of Stray in New Zealand (www.straytravel.com). Therefore we decided to dress up as sheep from Rotorua. Well actually it was not really necessary for us to name a city because you have sheep all over the country, but finally we were three male white sheep and two female black sheep.

for more pictures of the evening check out our photostream on flickr:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/42564157@N06/sets/72157626693358976/with/5708694716/

We started the evening with some welcome snacks and drinks in the Stray office and some interesting chats with other companies from the Auckland Tourism Industry. The main event of the evening was the Sray-mazing Race through Auckland. The goal of the Race was to be the quickest team in solving funny riddle hints and succeeding in four different bar games. The race took place around the central queens street down and ended in the cool bar 1885.

Absolutely exhausted and sweating like pigs – we arrived at the final destination and from now on it was time for waiting until all teams arrive and the organisers of the race would announce the fastest two teams. In the meantime we enjoyed the big gesture of the Stray team to provide us with delicious food and an open bar.

Finally the two winning teams were announced and surprisingly our team was one of them. The prize was a all-inclusive weekend stay in the awesome Blue Duck Station down in Whakahoro for the whole team. We will tell you about this experience after the next weekend when we will be back in Auckland.

Hereby we would like to say Thank You to the whole Stray Team for an absolutely amazing evening with a lot of fun.

We hope that you all have a good week.

Cheers

Your INTERNeX – SHEEP TEAM

Easter Surf Trip – Reminder!

Hi All,

We just wanted to remind you about the awesome Surf- Trip on the Easter weekend!

It is the last chance this year for you to get such a cheap as opportunity to go to Raglan with the Mojo-Crew and enjoy a whole weekend full of surfing, fun and entertainment.

Here is just a short summary of the Special Easter Trip:

When is it?

Friday, 22.4.11 – Monday, 25.4.11

What is included?

Meals, Accommodation, Surf-lessons, Surfboard Hire (includes the gear), Transportation, Free Entry to a concert in Raglan on Saturday night!

How much you need to pay?

We give you one day for free plus another 20% on the regular price which makes it the incredibly cheap amount of 319(!!!) bucks for the whole weekend.

For more information feel free to contact us vial email or check out the previous blog post on internexnewzealand.wordpress.com.

We hope you will decide to take this amazing opportunity to go surfing with the funny MOJO-Crew and we hope to see you tomorrow night downtown!

Cheers,

Caroline & Paul

Your PR-Team INTERNeX NZ

INTERNeX New Zealand PuB NiGHT 3.0

Lets celebrate the third Pub-night!

Are you already waiting for the next Pub-night? Then we have good news.

On Wednesday will be the 3rd Pub-night. So get your friends together and join the funny INTEReX crew.

The start will be again at our local Pub Rakinos at the 35 High Street, Level 1 at 6pm.

After some drinks we will continue our evening in the amazing cassette number nine. There’s also a special program this week but we won’t reveal to much.

Join us and help to turn this night in another unforgettable one with new friends, fun, chats.

When?:     Wednesday 20 April 6 pm

Where?:    Rakinos Pub Level 1, 35 High Street

Cheers,

Caroline & Paul

PR-Team INTERNeX

Contact:  pr@internexnewzealand.com

Awesome Easter Surf Weekend!

Hi all,

No plans for the long easter weekend so far?Keen on going surfing?Learning surfing?Improving your skills?

As you know the amazing surf season in Raglan will end soon and therefore we have one more special offer especially for you!

The Mojo-Surf Crew will bring you out of Auckland  down to Raglan for the whole Easter weekend and you will have a great weekend in this stunning little surf location.

Not only is the current special offer still running, additionally

we have thrown in an extra day for free with free surfboard and wetsuit hire. That means you get the fourth day for free!!!

Whats gonna happen? Whats included? How much do I have to pay ?

The weekend trip is perfect for all of you who work during the week and want to get away for the weekend. The surf Crew picks you up from downtown Auckland at 6 pm on Friday and takes you to the surf huts in Raglan only 2 1/2 hours away and then brings you back to Auckland on Sunday afternoon. You will stay in a beautiful lodge in the New Zealand bush just a stone’s throw away from the beach. In addition to that you will be fully provided with meals throughout the weekend (Saturday-Monday).

If you book with us you will get a 20%discount on the actual price plus one additional day for free!

Instead of $399 you only have to pay $319(!!!) for the whole easter weekend(4 days-3 nights,friday evening-monday afternoon) all inclusive!!!

The only things you will have to bring are:

Good Mood     Towels    Hat & Sunscreen (!!!)    Camera     Torch      Party Funds*

(*On your way to Raglan the driver will stop at a Liquor Store so you can buy your drinks for the weekend!!)

Additionally there will be free entry to see 3 live bands play in Raglan town on Saturday night with the locals and an optional Sunday sunset harbour cruise complete with spa pool aboard the Mojo boat the Wahinemoe. A beach soccer tournament will also be organized in amongst the surfing lessons, bush walks and waterfalls!

What a way to end an awesome summer season and celebrate Easter in true kiwi style! Do not hesitate to contact us if you want more information or want to book a trip with us.

Cheers

Caroline & Paul

Your PR-Team INTERNeX NZ

contact : pr@internexnewzealand.com

An amazing weekend with the INTERNeX-interns

After our departure on Friday evening and the 2 ½ hour bus trip we settled into our awesome lodge and all got to know each other before a relatively early night.

 

On Saturday, our international group of 10 people got a full-time program of surf-lessons from our two instructors, we watched one of our instructors play for his local rugby team and we went on a sunset boat trip where we enjoyed the most amazing sunset and a typical kiwi Barbecue. In the later evening we relaxed with quite a few beers and played some pool in the lodge laughing and having a great time.
We had the perfect Sunday! After a big long breakfast we watched a local surf competition, where we got an idea how surfing should really look and then everyone used the sunny Sunday in their own way…hanging out on the beach, taking pictures or going surfing again. After a typical fish n chips lunch we started our way back to Auckland and arrived totally exhausted but satisfied and happy about this incredible weekend.

 

Thank you guys for a wonderful time and hope to see you at Rakinos on Wednesday!
If anyone else wants to do a surf trip in future, come and talk to us about it and we can book you on a trip, but remember there are only 3 surf weekends left.

 

Caroline
PR-Team INTERNeX

 

The last weekend was really successful and awesome. Some of the INTERNeX interns and their friends joined me for a surftrip to Raglan, the surfhotspot in New Zealand.

The weather and the waves were really amazing so we had almost the best surf-conditions for learning to stand-up on the board.

After our departure on Friday evening and the 2 ½ hour bus trip we settled into our awesome lodge and all got to know each other before a relatively early night.

On the Saturday, our international group of 10 people got a full-time program of surf-lessons from our two instructors, we watched one of our instructors play for his local rugby team and we went on a sunset boat trip where we enjoyed the most amazing sunset and a typical kiwi Barbecue.

In the later evening we relaxed with quite a few beers and played some pool in the lodge laughing and having a great time.

We had the perfect Sunday! After a big long breakfast we watched a local surf competition, where we got an idea how surfing should really look and then everyone used the sunny Sunday in their own way…hanging out on the beach, taking pictures or going surfing again.

Fringe Festival 2011 Auckland

The great Auckland Fringe Festival is back!

 

This amazing open access festival takes place all across the Auckland SuperCity across from Waiheke to the Waitakeres and even some events in swimming pools.

This festival is New Zealand’s biggest stage for independent artists to present their unique performances and work in a environment of artistic freedom

There are over 100 events from 25th February – 13th March, many are free and the others are usually than $20 so get out there, see some new areas of Auckland and see some amazing and unique New Zealand culture.

For more informations and a detailed programme about all events, dates, times check out:

http://www.the-edge.co.nz/fringe.aspx

HAVE FUN,

Cheers the INTERNeX team