Waihi Beach - Technology

I was speaking to Rus Holland our website guru and was mentioning about needing to convert an item on our website into a PDF as we don't have a PDF writer on our computer.He suggested to go to PDF995.com and it was a free down load.

I am computer literate a little and not a computer wiz but the download and application was so easy and now the articles on Waihi Beach on our activities webpage are in PDF - thanks Rus for the tip.

To read the articles on Waihi Beach from either the NZ Herald or the Sunday Star Times check out
www.waihibeachlodge.co.nz/activities.html

Waihi Beach - a hidden jewel

Photo  Lisa Braun

Attached are the links to the recent article in the Sunday Star times on Waihi Beach
www.waihibeachlodge.co.nz/documents/WaihiBeachpart1SundayStarTimesAugust2011.pdf
www.waihibeachlodge.co.nz/documents/WaihiBeachPart2SundayStarTimesAugust2011.pdf

Nancy Wake - RIP

                                                  

All kiwis should take a moment to reflect on what life would have been like if it weren't for the efforts of Nancy Wake  aka The White Mouse during world war 2. Her courage and determination were second to none and her ability to function as a thorn in the side of the Germans under the harshest conditions really makes her efforts stand out as a real acts of heroism.She was the number one enemy of the Gestapo.

Not sure if there are any modern day heroes that would match up as what she did went over and above the  call of duty. She hated what the Nazis were doing and helped the resistance and the many thousands who avoided capture owe their lives to her and the others who were part of the resistance.

Nancy Wake we salute you and are proud that you were a Kiwi

Eden Park ready for RWC 2011 and Waihi Beach

For guests staying at Waihi Beach and going to Eden Park in Auckland for any of the RWC 2011 matches starting on September 9th let me assure you that, based on our experience on the weekend at the Bledisloe Cup game, getting into and out of the stadium is very easy and smooth. Additionally there were plenty of security and police stationed in and around the ground as well as lots of bods in the fluro jackets available to help stadium goers if required.

The stadium itself was awesome- the temporary stands looked imposing but fitted in with the other stands already there and the new main stand (the north stand) impressive.

We left the stadium very impressed with what we had seen and experienced and gave the ground a big pass mark.

For more information on Waihi Beach and the 2011 RWC http://www.waihibeachlodge.co.nz/

Waihi Beach - a hidden jewel

Great to see Waihi Beach getting some national publicity on the weekend through the Sunday Star Times Escape section. The article on the beach really hit the mark and the images really helped showcase Waihi Beach for what a great place it is.

Special thanks to Mike Hill for one of the images and Peter Levshin (a visiting guest) for the other - they really capture what the beach is about.

For more info on Waihi Beach http://www.waihibeachlodge.co.nz/

Waihi Beach - 1st guests from Luxembourg

Waihi Beach has done it again - last night we had our first ever guests from Luxembourg. Did not really know much about the country  or if  it was a country - thought it was a city in Europe so got the fingers to do the walking and found a very small land locked country in Europe that has their own language -luxembourgish - this sounds a little like german but we were assured it is not.Their population is approx 500,000 and steel is the backbone of their economy.

Fancy them finding little old Waihi Beach - they loved looking at the sea - as they have to leave the country normally to see it - Spain is a favourite destination for the sun and the food.

Our guests loved our winter too - they can handle 14 degress above  and prefer it to their own climate which can get snow and can be very cold.

For more info on how to find Waihi Beach www.waihibeachlodge.co.nz/map.html

Waihi Beach - 9kms of Beach

Recently a group of us in tourism and hospitality at the beach hosted various media  to showcase the beach and try to help build its profile.It was a very worthwhile exercise and reinforced what we thought - we have own our piece of paradise here at the beach.

It was both humbling and with a sense of pride that we showed the visitors around and heard their very positive comments.

For more info on what to see and do at Waihi Beach www.waihibeachlodge.co.nz/activities.html