Birds and Money in New Zealand
Trip Start
Jul 10, 2008
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Trip End
Jul 10, 2011
Russell, North Island, New Zealand
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Australian Magpie
Paradise Shelduck
Pied and Variable Oyster Catcher
Little Shag
Yellowhammer
White-faced Heron
Rock Pigeon
Australasian Harrier
Grey Duck
Skylark
New Zealand Pigeon
Starling
Sparrows
Goldfinch
Pukeko
Blackbird
Myna bird
Spur Winged Plover
Black Backed Gull
Red Billed Gull
Chaffinch
Australasian Gannet
Hutton's Shearwater
Spotted Shag
Mallard
Northern Royal Albatross
Southern Royal Albatross
Gibson's Wandering Albatross
Black-Browed Albatross
New Zealand White Capped Albatross
Salvin's Albatross
Giant Northern Petrel
Westland Petrel
White Chinned Petrel
Cape Pigeon
Fairy Prion
Buller's Shearwater
Flesh footed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Pied Shag
Arctic Skua
White Fronted Tern
Song Thrush
Tui
Black Swan
Little Black Shag
California Quail
Feral Goose
Silvereye
Banded Dotterel
Tom tit
Weka
Redpoll
Bellbird
Kea
Welcome Swallow
Yellowhead
New Zealand Scaup
Dunock
Pied Stilt
Pied/Black cross-breed stilt
Kaka
Kiwi
Red Crowned Parakeet
Saddleback
Rifleman
Brown Tree Creeper
Buller's Albatross
Stewart Island Shag
Kingfisher
Yellow Eyed Penguin
Little Owl
Bar Tailed Godwit
Canada Goose
New Zealand Dotterel
Little Blue Penguin
Total costs for 3 weeks in New Zealand for 2 people all in AUS$ that were about equal US$ at the time.
Flights free through air miles, this was obviously a big saving for us. $120 Taxes for Sydney flight - $286 for Auckland Fight in taxes
Travel Insurance - 131.40
Auckland – Christchurch flight - $287
Britz Van for South Island - 1,959.62
Taxi to and from Darwin airport $30
Duty free booze at airport $99
Auckland ATM ($500NZ) - $374
Kiakoura Holiday Park 2 nights - $60
Dolphin Watch - $140
Albatross Encounter - $183.47
Supermarket Christchurch - $158
Caravan Park MOTUEKA - $66
Kaiteriteri caravan park - $25
Kayak Abel Tasmin $82
Supermaket Motuaka - $52
Fuel Nelson $63
Souvenir Franz Joseph - $12
Fox Glacier Holiday Park 2 nights $60
Fuel Haast - $69
Supermarket Wanaka - $47
Wanaka ATM ($500NZ) - $373
Milford Accom - $66
Milford Boat trip - $82
Fuel Invercargill - $67
Accom Invercargill - $28
Boat to Stewart Island $198
South Sea Hotel 2 nights $152
South Sea Hotel Dinner $62
Kiwi Spotting - $202
Parking while on Stewart Island - $12
Supermaket Invercargill - $62
Accom in Portabello $27
Accom in Moeraki $20
Fuel in Timaru - $67
Antarctic Exhibit Christchurch - $53
Flying Burrito Restaurant- Christchurch - $67
Fuel Christchurch - $20
Juicy Rental Auckland - $190
Circus Circus – Mt. Eden - $37
Russell ATM ($700NZ) - $535
Fuel Russell - $53
Waterfront Café Russell - $26
Waterfront Café Russell - $19
Hasden's Paihia - $16
Fuel Auckland - $46
Jet Park Hotel Auckland Airport $81
Pie Face Sydney Airport $8
$6872 total
