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SEMESTER 1/2012 NUMBER 1

Morning Tea

with Lucy &

Cathy

48 Hours in

Coromandel

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Studentof the

Month

Guys

Back to

School Blog


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Contents3 Morning Tea 6 48 Hours in Coromandel4 Student of the Month

7 Guys Back to School BlogFill in the Blanks

The IFSA-Butler NZ Oce is working to reduce our environmental impact. This issue of NEWZealand has been printed locally at Valley Printon sustainably sourced paper. Please pass this publicaon on or recycle when you have nished enjoying its contents.

Kia ora! Well, by the time you get this newsletteryoull probably be just back rom your mid-semester break. I cant believe its already the middleo the semester, it only seems like last week we were at

Shakespear Lodge and Te Hana...

In this issue o the newsletter, weve decided totry something new. At our sta meeting beoreorientation Christi rom the Australian oice joined us,

and she told us how they run a student o the month

competition in Australia (well, or us, its more o a

student o the newsletter competition, really). We

thought this is a brilliant idea. We know that you get

up to some abulous and amazing things while at your

respective universities, but this is the irst time weve

asked or students to send us stories and pictures o

what theyve been doing.

I m going to put up a poll on the Facebook asking oreedback as to who you think should be the Studento the Month. Ater asking the SSCs and Debbie

who they think should win, and perorming some

complicated mathematical ormula (in the vein o Mike

at orientation), well come up with a winner, and prizes

and glory will ensue.

To be in or prizesand glory in theuture, make sureyou enter the next

student o the

month competition,

and the Iconic Images Challenge. Your SSC will start

sending you reminder emails about both soon. Im

sure youll all have some amazing stories and photos

ater your mid-semester breaks!

A lso in this issue o the newsletter is an in-depth interview with Lucy and Cathy at Otago;Wellington/Palmerston North SSC Guy talks about

some o the dierences between US and NZ essaywriting; Brooke Baker rom Auckland talks about

her trip to the Coromandel, and Kara Boldt rom

Canterbury has the last word.

As always, remember to check the Facebookpage and our blog or ino about whats going onaround New Zealand.

Amy Rutherord, Editor

From the Editor

IFSA-Butler NZ

PO Box 1461, WellingtonWebsite:http://newzealand.ifsa-butler.org/

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (04) 471-0145


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LQ:Where are you from andwhat do you study?

LG: Im rom Oakland, Caliorniaand I study geology and biology

at Oberlin.

CD: Im rom Edina, Minnesotaand I study mathematics at George

Washington University.

LQ:Where else have youtravelled to before this, and what

was your favorite place?

LG: Ive travelled to Spain, England,Mexico and Israel, and I dont know

where my avourite place is, thats a

hard one! I really liked England

the people and the atmosphere was

really nice.

CD: Ive been to Ireland, thatsreally all, but Ive also been all overthe States and my avourite place is

actually up in North Minnesota its

really beautiul.

LQ:Why did you choose NewZealand for study abroad?

LG: I needed an English-speakinggeology class and New Zealands

got really abulous geology its the

best place to study i you want that

sort o thing.

CD: I wanted to do a lot osightseeing, in a natural sense Ive

gone to the Catlins and Paradise

and saw the best views ever.

LQ:Whats your favouriteexperience in New Zealand

so far?

CD: Climbing to the top o Mt Alredin Paradise! I had a great sense o

accomplishment it was the best

eeling ever.

LG: We were doing a eld camp

in the Catlins at Cannibal Bay

and it was this beautiul day. It

was a lot o work, but i youre

gonna be doing work outside

in the eld, it was one o the

most beautiul places to do it!

LQ:How do you spendyour free time in Dunedin?

LG: I spend a lot o timewith my fat weve been going onsightseeing trips, to parties together

and watching movies at home.

CD: I go to a lot o trivia nights, playtennis a lot and hang with my fat

and riends rom the program.

LQ:What food have you missedmost from the USA and whats

your favourite NZ food?

CD:In NZ I really love vegetarian

pancakes Ive never had them

beore and theyre just so good. I

dont really miss American ood, but

I miss my moms cooking.

LG: I miss Mexican ood themost, and here Ive developed an

addiction to crumpets, with butter

and honey we dont have anything

like that in the US.

LQ:When I grow up, I wantto be

LG: A geologist! Its pretty big.CD: Umm, my nearest career willhopeully be in actuarial sciences,

but then I want to go on to teaching.

LQ:What are some places inthe USA I should visit?

LG: I you go out the West gate oYellowstone, theres this abulous

drive, the Beartooth Highway. You

cant take pictures o it, it cant

be captured.

CD: I would denitely go to Utah its overlooked and the mountainsthere are like nowhere else, with the

amazing red rock. Im a bit biased,

but also go to rural Minnesota and

stay in a cabin and enjoy the lake.

And Id say Washington DC, because

theres so much ree stu to do,

theres no excuse to be bored. I still

do get bored sometimes, but theres

no excuse!

LG: And go to the Redwoods inCaliornia theyre amazing, not thatIm biased!

Morning Tea

Lucy

Otago SSC Leilana Quinger stops for a cuppa and a chat with

her students Lucy Gelb and Cathy Day about their hopes,

dreams, and the food they miss most from back home.

Cathy


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Pure Magic. Describing the

tramp o Northern Circuit is like

describing a oreign planet.

Imagine walking on volcanic

ash, the most vibrant blue

lakes, rocks that resemble the

moon, and going to sleep with

Mt. Naraghoe (Doom) looming

over you. Just a casual dayor a hobbit in Mordor.Nick Lorenz, Massey Manawatu.

At 9:30 pm on Thursday

night, a ew riends and I

headed downtown to camp

out or tickets to the Flight o

the Conchords. On receiving

my tickets at 8 am the next

morning, I was interviewed by

national TV who took great

interest in the reason I chose

NZ which was because othe Flight o the Conchords!

Mark Carney, Auckland

On February 26, American study abroad students Tim

Jordan, Griin Neilson, and Dani McAvoy attempted to

complete the Cathay Paciic Hal-Marathon in Orakei

Domain in Auckland. The run spanned 13.1 miles,

moving along the coast o Auckland harbour, back into

the city, and then coming back around past the Mission

Bay beaches and back towards the domain. The sun

was shining and it was a beautiul day as the runners

started o at 9.20 am. This was Tim and Danis irst

ever hal-marathon, and Griins second, but the

beautiul weather and level coast running made the irst

6 km pass by easily. When the race turned let towards

the city, the easy running o the coastline turned into

tough inclines as the amous hilly terrain o Auckland

provided a tough challenge. Thankully, ater the halway

point the marathoners began to descend back towards

the beach, and the shore provided a welcome site as

they hit the 6 km mark. Ater pushing through the last

ew miles, Tim, Griin, and Dani came in at 11am,

inishing in just one hour and orty minutes which shat-

tered their estimated time o two hours. There to meet

them at the inish line was Laura, Sarah, and Kat, and

the runners enjoyed a well-earned drink and some ood

provided by their riends. It was another great day in

Auckland. Tim Jordan, Auckland

Student of the month

Recently I went down to the waterront arts market with

riends. We checked out all the local goods or sale, be-

ore heading to Oriental Bay or a day on the beach and

a swim out to the dock. Later we went to a Hurricanes

rugby game at Westpac stadium! And we also made a

trip to the capitals Botanic Garden.Sarah Cate, Wellington


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The destinat ion o my irst Otago University Tramping

Club trip was a spectacular place ittingly called

Paradise. Jackie Tachman, Otago

Paradise--

where I slept among the tangled roots,

my neck, a gnarled tree trunk knotmy eet, the swollen river

my lips, the cracked rocks

my ace, the setting sun

my thoughts, the circular currents o wind--

this is paradise

paradise is this

It is strange to realize that I have

already inished a month living in

and around Dunedin! The time

seems to have lown by. I have

busy weeks, but they are only

busy so that I can have great

weekends! Over the past three

weekends I have managed to

have a ew great weekends. I

have celebrated my 21st and

had palvova (NZs national dessert). I have been to the

beach and had a great time trying suring or the irst

time. In addition, I have now been tramping and have

climbed a mountain, also or the irst time. Now that I

have had a taste, I cannot wait to go out and get my ill

o this amazing country! Jeremiah Bernau, Otago

The Volvo Ocean Race, the amous sai l around the

world, had its stop over in the city o sailsin March,

and we had the incredible opportunity o being here

in Auckland, watching these gigantic boats race. The

irst boat, Groupama, arrived on Saturday night ater

a strenous sail rom Sanya. The rest ollowed Sunday

morning: Puma, Teleonica, NZs Camper, Abu Dhabi

then Sanya. Auckland was an amazing place to watch

the boats because there are so many public piers and

so much shoreline that it wasnt hard to get a ront

row seat. Camper made a very exciting entrance to its

homeportthey inished only a minute and a hal ater

the third place boat (an amazing eat ater a 20 day

sail). Sunday saw the in harbor race and ans gathered

on the dock by Britomart, as well as on the surrounding

islands and shore to cheer on Camper as it collected a

irst place! We were reminded, that Kiwis have an

amazing sense o pride or their sailors. The harbor was

illed with chase boats and hundreds o shouts, scream-

ing KIWI! could be heard as Camper sped through the

course. We cheered the boats on as they let the harbor

or an intense ith leg o the race, the longest and most

strenuous, towards Brazil. Brooke Baker, Auckland

We went whitewater

rating with IFSA-Butler

in the Rangitata River

Valley on a recent Sat-

urday and planned tospend the rest o the

weekend tramping and

camping in the beauti-

ul countryside, where

they ilmed

Lord of the Rings:

The Two Towers.

Lucky or us, our rat

guide invited us to join

him and two Norwe-

gian riends or twodays o tahr hunting in

the mountains. Having

grown up on Meso-

potamia Station, Slee knew the area well and promised

great views and an exciting tramp. Making spontaneous

adventure decisions has worked out quite well or us so

ar, we took him up. On Sunday morning, we drove out

to Mesopotamia Station and tramped through the river

valley with mountains on either side. Ater learning how

to cross the waist-deep river saely (27 times in one

day!) we made our way up the ridge to the hunting hut

that sat on the shoulder o the mountain.

As evening ell , we dropped our packs and set out

through the grassy hills in search o tahr, a type o

mountain goat. Slee and the two Norwegians were

successul in catching two decent-sized tahr, which

were brought back to the hut to be prepared and

preserved. The night brought stars over the mountains,

a circle around the moon, and instant sleep. In the

morning, we tramped up the creek in search o more

tahr and ater lunch, made our long journey back to the

Station. We returned with incredible memories, new

riends, and a generous git o three enormous tahr legs

(enough meat to last us or months!). It was a weekend

o ulilling adventure, mountains, nature, and discovery.

Kelly & Caitlin, Canterbury


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We ew weeks ago we rented a car

and headed east o Auckland to the

Coromandel Peninsula. It was the

rst time we attempted driving on the

let side o the road and thankully

we picked it up

very quickly. The

drive alone was an

adventure, with very

windy roads and

beautiul views o the

water, so we ended

up stopping many

times to take pictures

on the side o the

road. We arrived

at Holiday Park, acampsite right next

to Hot Water Beach,

late on Friday night.

Hot Water Beach

is an amazing place where at low tide

you can dig into the sand in certain

parts o the beach to reveal scalding

hot water. Low tide was at 2 am on

48 Hours: Coromandel

Saturday morning so we stayed up,

put on our swim suits, grabbed our

spades (shovels) and headed down to

the beach. We didnt know exactly what

to expect when we arrived at the beach

but were excited to see we werent the

only people there! We walked along

the beach, in the pitch black dark (only

one o us brought a fashlight) until we

saw steam coming o the ground and

decided to start to dig. We dug a hole

only about 4 inches deep, and burning

hot water trickled up and rested on

the sand. We had to add cold water

rom the ocean in order to make it cool

enough to be like a hot tub. It was also

one o the clearest skies weve seen

in New Zealand the open ocean

combined with the lack o city light

the stars were amazing.

The next day ater being woken by

a heard o cows outside our tent,

we went to hike Cathedral Cove and

Stingray Bay, both o which are part o

Te Whanganui-A-Hei, a 9 km square

marine reserve. The coastline in the park

was amazing: clis and caves lined the

entire shore. The views rom the paths

were breathtaking you could see

out to the many the oshore islands.

Cathedral Cove was also beautiul. It

is a huge naturally made arch that is

so grand it doesnt seem real. Overall,

our rst weekend adventure was a big

success and our time in New Zealand is

going by way too ast!

Auckland student Brooke Baker headed out of the big city for the weekemd, to the gorgeous beaches and

bush of the Coromandel Peninsula.

One of Coromandelsstunning beaches

BrookeBaker&SuzanneGallo

Iconic Images Challenge- due 4 May 2012Now that youve been in this beautiul land

or hal a semester, there will probably be

some scenes, people or objects that are

etched in your mind as being typically Kiwi

and memorable.

Potential snaps are everywhere.!...So why

not capture them on lm and enter them in

our world amous Iconic Images Challenge!

Well print the winners and stand out

entries in your next newsletter out in

May. So get that deadline date o

4 May into your calendar now.

You can enter up to 10 images, and

well be asking you to send them to us

via Dropbox. Your SSCs will send you

details on how to submit your photos.

Great prizes will be on oer , including

Kathmandu vouchers, and a variety o

random spot prizes.


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New Zealand boys say.... American accents are boring.

New Zealand girls always.... get dressed up or class.

My favourite Kiwi saying is.... sweet as bru.

Cantabrians should always... bring a sweater and umbrella, the weather

changes all the time.

Never forget..... a camera- you never know when youll nd a hidden gem

around town.

In NZ you should... explore! Theres heaps o sites to see, and you can never

take enough mountain pictures. Also, eat dark chocolate mint Tim-Tams.

Theyre heavenly, and Im addicted!

With Kara Boldt, CanterburyFill in the____

Now you have completed your

course registration orms, I imagine

that the work is starting to roll in

and essays are due. Its time to

revisit a ew o our notes rom your

orientation brieing. Here are some

hints and tips to ensure you do well

on your essays...

Essay writing at New Zealand

universities is a little dierent

rom what you may be used

to in the US. In contrast to US

universities (especially liberal arts

colleges) where students are oten

encouraged to give personal

responses, New Zealand lecturers

are, in general, more concerned

to see evidence o broad reading

within the area

o study.

Instead o an essay in which,

ater reading the primary text (eg. a

piece o literature or a anthropologyarticle) you oer your responses in

your own voice I think, I eel

you need to ind other secondary

and recognised voices in the ield

o study (i.e. other scholars) whose

work articulates what you want

to say.

In the early stages of mastering

this art, it may eel as though

your essay is punctuated with

quotations and reerences to the

work o others, but over time you

will develop the skill o engaging

with various sources while at the

same time expressing your own

thoughts.

So, make sure you read widely

and dont use I language in your

essay.

Referencing in New Zealand

is an essential skill or research

essay writing, and may vary across

departments. It is important

that you access the appropriate

reerencing guide rom your

departments website, your tutor or

your lecturer. Incorrect reerencing

makes it diicult to achieve an

A grade.

Familiarise yourself with your

tutor and/or lecturer. They have

dedicated oice hours each week

when you are able to meet them

one-on-one. These are oten under-

subscribed so use the chance to

learn about the expectations

and requirements.

Make use of the resources of

the Student Learning Centre. They

oer courses on academic writing,

research skills and critical thinking

that may be useul. Proo reading

services may also be available.

Your SSC wi ll advise you how tocontact them on campus.

I you do make changes to your

course load please remember

that you are obliged to inorm

your home school (as the degree-

granting institution), your host

institution and IFSA-Butler (as the

programme provider).

Please make sure you read our

blog (http://newzealand.isa-butler.

org/blog/) as we will revisit moreacademic inormation closer to

exams. Also remember that you

have a detailed academic section

in your student handbooks (on your

USB sticks) pages 48-59.

I am sure you will all do ine!

Guy Ferguson

Guys Back toSchool Blog

Wellington / Palmerston North SSC Guy Ferguson talks you through

mastering the art of the essay NZ tstyle!


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