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SEMESTER 2/2011 NUMBER 2

Morning

Tea with

Ted

24 Hours in

Arthurs Pass

IconicImages

winners

Tasty kai

to share

Kiwi Film,Music &

Mag reviews


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Contents

3 Morning Tea

5 Iconic Images Challenge

4 24 Hours in Arthurs Pass

7 Haere mai ki te kai:Tasty kai fromMadison & Emily

6 Fill in the Blanks /Reviews

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Kia ora! It may be hard to believe, but youre wellover halway through your stay in New Zealand.By this time in the semester you should be starting to

decipher the Kiwi accent, and understand us when we

say things like: Howsitgoingsweetasmate! Hopeully

you will also have had time to relect on the lesssupericial dierences between New Zealand the US,

as well. What are some o the things you think Kiwis

could learn rom Americans and vice versa?

In this newsletter well ind out how some o you havebeen spending your semester so ar, with Ted Zellerssitting down with Guy or Morning Tea (page 3), and

have a look at the winning photos in the Iconic Images

Challenge on page 5. You all did a antastic job and

picking the winners was hard.

Sarah Ring tells us about her

cool 24 hours in Arthurs Pass,

on page 4, and the spotlight is on

Chloe Sershon on page 6 when she Fills in the ___ _.

Dont orget the tasty treats supplied by Madison Patheand SSC Emily, on page 7.

Good luck or your inal assignments everybody, andIll see you at the arewell dinners soon! Oh, andhave you liked our Facebook page? www.acebook.

com/IFSAButlerNZ Are you ollowing our blog? www.

newzealand.isa-butler.org/blog

Amy Rutherford, Editor

From the Editor

IFSA-Butler NZ

PO Box 1461Wellington

Website:http://newzealand.ifsa-butler.org/

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (04) 471-0145

Strange but true: NZ Facts A hill in Hawkes

Bay boasts the

second longest

place-name in the

world. It is called Taumatawhaka-

tangihangakoauauotamateaturipu-

kakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhen-

uakitanatahu meaning The summit

o the hill, where Tamatea, who is

known as the land eater, slid down,

climbed up and swallowed moun-

tains, played on his nose fute to his

loved one.

Auckland is home to the largest

Polynesian population o any city in

the world.

Less than ve per cent of New

Zealands population is human - the

rest are animals. This is one o the

highest ratios o animals to humans

in the world.

Auckland (the City of Sails) has

more yachts per capita than any

other city in the world.


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GF:Ted, where are you rom,

where and what do you study?

TZ:I grew up in the Washington, DCarea and Im nishing up degrees in

Music and Computer Science at the

University o Pittsburgh.

GF:Where else in the world have

you travelled, and whats your

avourite place?

TZ:Ive been to Italy three times aswell as Croatia, China, the UK, and

Canada. My avorite place Ive visited

is probably Lama island in Hong

Kong. Its a car-ree island traversable

only by bicycle and ATV, lled with

laid back locals, empty beaches, and

amazing resh seaood.

GF:What motivated you to come

to New Zealand over other studyabroad options?

TZ:It was really about WellingtonIwanted to study in an English

speaking city that was relatively

compact, walkable, bikeable, and had

good public transportation. Wellington

is all o these as well as being large

enough to always oer something

new to do, but not too large.

GF:What has been your avourite

experience so ar in NZ?

TZ:Id have to say my trip to theSouth Island over mid-semester

break. For the rst half I traveled

by mysel, and I especially enjoyed

biking the Otago Peninsula outside

o Dunedin to visit the only mainland

accessible albatross colony in the

world. During the second leg o the

trip I shared a 2-person camper van

with three other guys, and we skied

at club elds, visited the jade beachat Hokitika, tramped wherever we

could, saw Franz Jose and Fox

Glaciers, and enjoyed some classic

Kea antics.

GF:What new social activities

have you ound in Welly and how

do you spend your ree time?

TZ:Ive been going to board gameclub most weeks, and I like taking

long bike rides around the Wellington

area. The coastline is absolutely

beautiul, though Moa point and Island

Bay are two o my avorite spots. Ive

also just started a weekly radio show

that broadcasts on The VBC 88.3

every Wednesday rom 4-5:30.

GF:Most missed ood? And what

is your avourite NZ ood?

TZ:Its a tossup betweenmilkshakes (they just dont make them

thick enough here) and pupusas,

delicious deep ried Salvadoran

quesadilla-like pouches lled withbeans, cheese, steak, or pork. But

then again, pupusas are really only

available in the DC area, so Im used

to missing them a bit already rom

going to school in Pittsburgh. Id

have to say my avorite ood here is

chocolate sh.

GF:When I grow up...........?

TZ:Id like to be a computerprogrammer designing web

sotware. Ive already had a coupleinternships to this eect, so I know I

like doing this type o work a lot, but

beore I settle down or good Id like

to travel some more.

GF:So i I go to America, whichthree places should I defnitely

go?

TZ:Try to make it to the GrandCanyonits truly a location that has

to be experienced in person. DC is

a great destination because o the

plethora o ree museums, not to

mention the numerous concerts and

antastic Asian and Hispanic ood.

New York City also deserves its

reputation or a reasonthe amount

o brilliant theatre and art in the city is

truly staggering, and combined with

great ood and the experience o the

city itsel, NYC is a spot not to miss.

GF:What are some establishments

in Wellington youd recommend

checking out?

TZ:The David White Gallery onAbel Smith is lled with massive piles

o old books, bizarre CDs and varied

paintings. Tiny narrow paths lead

between racks o used overcoats,

ancient candelabras, and oddities

that dey telegraphic description.

A must see. I youre into biking,

you should also make it to the

Mechanical Tempest, a progressive,

community run bicycle repair shop

that shares a house with an anarchist

group, also on Abel Smith. Its open

in the mid-aternoon on most days.

Morning Tea

Ted on the worlds steepest street:Dunedins Baldwin St.

IFSAs Guy Ferguson recentlykicked back with Wellington

student Ted Zellers, whosdisappointed with NZ

milkshakes...


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Arthurs Passa small, quaint town

in the middle o the Southern Alps

that i you werent looking or you

would probably drive through without

even realizing it. But this place should

denitely be on the list of destinations

to visit while in New Zealand. Nestled in

the middle o the Alps with mountains

on all sides, it is a very scenic locationwith multitudes o creeks, wateralls,

and tracks leading up into the

mountains to explore.

While on mid-semester break, Arthurs

Pass appeared as a desirable location

to take some time to adventure and stay

at a local bach or the night. We pulled

in on a Tuesday aternoon, in a light rain,

which is pretty typical weather or

the area being close to the West

Coast and up in the mountains.The town itsel consisted o one

store, one hotel, one hostel, and

one ca named the Wobbly

Kea. Given such, Arthurs Pass

is no party destination or place

you go to experience the New

Zealand nightlie. Rather, it is a

place you go to tramp, relax,

stargaze on a clear night, and

enjoy some peace and quiet in

the mountains.

We successully checked all

these things o the list while

we stayed at a quintessential

Kiwi bach. In particular, we did

three dierent tramps; two to

wateralls, Bridal Veil Falls and

Dunedin student Sarah Ringheaded o the beaten track

to alpine Arthurs Pass, anddiscovered its well worth a visit.

24 Hours:Arthurs Pass

The Devils Punchbowl, and one partway up a mountain peak, Avalanche

Peak, which also had some wateralls

along the way. Each were worthwhile

tramps that got you on the trail, in

the bush, and o course to some

stunning scenery. There are thousands

more tracks, mountains, hot springs,

wateralls, creeks, and glaciers to

explore in the area as well. We also

got a peek at the inamous Kea, which

tends to hang around the Arthurs

Pass area and cause mischie. So iyou are looking or serenity amongst

the mountains and creeks o the

South Island, make sure you make it to

Arthurs Pass or some lovely tramping,

relaxation, and beautiul sights. SR

The cheekynave Kea.


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Grassroots Experience:

We asked you to pick up your cameras andcapture some great Kiwi images. It was aclosely ought battle with an excellent crop o

photographs arriving in the Dropbox. But wecan now announce our winners...

The Iconic Images Challenge

Above: Overall WinnerQueenstown Road Trip

by Madison Pathe (Otago).Below: Highly Commended

Abel Tasman Footstepsby Ada Maxwell (Otago)Above: Of The Beaten Track Winner

Fox Glacier by Ted Zellers (Victoria).

Right: Highly CommendedDoubul by Lydia Ball (Otago)

City & Campus WinnerSt Clair by Sarah Ring (Otago)

Le: City &CampusHighlyCommendedWellingtonCity byBrandiSeaman(Victoria)

Far right: NZ Is TheWinner, Really Award

Fiordlandsby Lauren Kaina (Otago).

Right: NZ Natural HistoryAward NZ Fern by

Lillian Sawyer (Victoria)


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In ReviewKiwi Entertainment

&

New Zealand boys say Cheers.

New Zealand girls alwayslaugh loudly

My favourite Kiwi word isCheers.

Aucklanders should alwaysbring a raincoat, always!

Never forget to drink beer on Wednesdays.

In NZ you shouldexplore! CS.

With Chloe Sershon, from Auckland.

Fill in the____

Topp Twins -Untouchable GirlsBetty Sat, Auckland

When I rst put this lm on, I was

very excited about what I was going

to watch. It had won many dierent

awards, and ve stars and ten out

o ten rom dierent reviewers. I was expecting to be very

entertained or the next hour and a hal. However, when itbegan, I was immediately very conused by the ormat. I was

expecting them to do some sort o stand-up comedy show

but instead they were just singing/ yodeling and I did not

nd it entertaining at all. I could not really understand what

they were singing about which turned me o to the movie

immediately. I am sure they have a ascinating story to tell

but I was just not entertained by this. Many people have

seen and loved this movie but I guess I am the exception

because I did not enjoy it one bit. Perhaps others will, since

it got such raving reviews everywhere else.

Trinity Roots - Music is ChoiceIsabel Barros-Herrmann, Victoria

The all-encompassing beauty o the tribal beats o

TrinityRoots is proound. The melodic symphony

orchestrated around the grounding tone o the lead singer

truly integrates the New Zealand roots o these reggae

artists. Shackling TrinityRoots to

simply one genre doesnt do the

eclectic soundboard justice, as

a variety o medians are taken to

deliver a unique and impressive

sound. Blending reggae with jazz

and soul infuences, their spiritual

edge has pushed the limits, while

a devoted an base has been

built through live perormances.

Appreciated among the music

community or their ability to draw

together a crowd resonating in

absolute harmony, TrinityRoots

nds equilibrium among the

chaos. They achieved platinum

status in New Zealand in 2004a

notable accomplishment or a band proud o their lack o

commercial advertising. Home, Land, and Sea is one of

their most recognized songs as it dances with metaphors

while drawing attention to the disruption o our planet earth.

While bringing to light the unsustainable behavior o the

human species they embed a philosophical, philanthropic,

and humanistic thread into the ramework o their mission.

Though TrinityRoots played a tour in 2005, assumed tobe their last, to the surprise o devoted ans they resumed

touring in 2010. Though they have no scheduled events at

the moment, in appreciation or their ability to transcend

such beauty while delivering philosophical and spiritual

messages I will be keeping track o their whereabouts and

keep you all posted!

Crowded House -The Very Very Bestof Crowded HouseLuke Vance, VictoriaI was previously completely

unaware o Crowded House, but

ater listening to this album I am a new an! I was pleased

to nd a collection of easy listening tracks that I would

generally place in the pop category but might have some

grey area between sot rock and olk as well. Upbeat songs

like Weather With You and World Where You Live keep

the album alive while bringing back memories o U2s early

releases. However, their true colors come through with

more melancholy tracks such as Four Seasons In One Day

and Better Be Home Soon. Overall there is something foreveryone in this collection o greatest hits. I would absolutely

recommend it to anyone with any music taste!


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Emilys Dutch Apple Cake* 1 cup our, 2 t baking powder, pinch salt* 3 T butter, 3 T sugar, 1/3 cup milk, 1 egg

Topping:

* 1 cooking apple, 1 Tsugar* t nutmeg, t cinnamon

Preheat oven to 190 degrees C. Sift our, baking

powder & salt into a large bowl. Rub butter into

dry ingredients until yellow & crumbly. Add sugar.

Beat milk and eggs together then mix into dry

ingredients. Do not over mix. Spread cake mixture

in a greased round sponge tin or ring tin. Peel,

core and slice apple lengthwise into even pieces.

Use to decorate top of cake. Mix sugar and spices

together and sprinkle on top of cake. Bake for 25-

30 minutes until rm.

Haere mai ki te kai!Student Madison Pathe & SSC Emily bring us their taste sensations....

Wilderness magazineCurtis Berklund, Victoria

The June issue o New Zealands magazine o the outdoors,

was very intriguing and included extremely interesting articles

or outdoorsmen and women o all skill levels. The magazine

covered some essential gear or alpine climbing but mostly

ocused on many o the amazing adventures New Zealand

has to offer. My favorite article was one that covered ve

alpine hikes that anyone can do. These were awe inspiring

and their descriptions made them seem impossible to pass

up. Other highlights o this issue

included a mountain biking section;

ino about tramping clubs in NZ and

some must-see outdoor lms for

2011. This magazine is packed ull

o beautiul pictures and is easily

assessable or outdoor enthusiasts

o all ages. It encouraged me to get

outside and do some wonderul tramps and skiing trips o

my own and helped me all in love with New Zealands DOC.

The outdoor scene in this country is simply amazing and

there is no better magazine to cover it than Wilderness.

Fishhead magazineAnthony Sgro, Auckland

Despite its slightly o-putting name,

this is a quality publication worth

the time o someone who lives in or

plans to visit Wellington. The cover,

glossy and ofcial looking, was

appealing, and smelled nice too.

The choice o ont and graphic design style was crisp and

modern enough to look legitimate and proessional, but not

so much as to be pretentious and inaccessible. The articles

covered a wide range o topics that were both interesting

and inormative. I the magazine were more relevant to me, I

would have a serious interest in reading it.

Madisons Chicken Crepes

(makes 12)

* 1 cup our, 2 eggs, cup milk* cup water, t salt* 2 T butter, melted

Whisk together our & eggs. Slowly mix in

milk and water. Add salt & butter and beat

until smooth. Scoop batter into a lightly

oiled hot frying pan. Cook 2 minutes, ip &

cook other side.

Filling:

* 4 T butter, 4 T our* 2 T fnely chopped onion* 1 cup milk, cup chicken broth* cup dry white wine, 2 egg yolks* 2 cups diced cooked chicken* salt to taste, cup milk

Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Melt butter

in a saucepan. Stir in onion and cook 2

minutes. Stir in our. Slowly whisk in 1 cup

milk until smooth. Mix in broth and wine.

Stir over medium-low heat until thickened.

In a small bowl, carefully stir 3

tablespoons of the sauce in with the egg

yolks, then pour egg mixture into the rest

of the sauce, whisking briskly. Cook 1

minute and remove from heat. Mix half the

sauce with the chicken, season with salt totaste. Fill each crepe with 3 tablespoons of

the chicken mixture and roll.

Place crepes seam side down in a 9x13 inch

baking dish. Thin remaining sauce with

1/4 cup milk and pour over crepes.Bake 20

minutes or until sauce begins to bubble.


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