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SEMESTER 1/2012 NUMBER 2

Morning

Tea with

Brooke

48 Hours in

Abel Tasman

Fill in the

Blanks

IconicImages

Challenge

Guys Spot

with Hone

Patrick


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Contents3 Morning Tea

6 Guys Spot with Hone Patrick

4 Iconic Images Challenge

7 Student o the Month /

48 Hours in Abel Tasman

5 Fill in the Blanks

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Kia ora! When it gets to this par t o the semester

the part where most o you are getting close

to returning home I always get a little melancholy.I can never believe that the semester has lown so

ast and were going to have to say goodbye to you

all soon, but ater looking at the photos submitted

or the Iconic Images Challenge, Im reassured

that youve all made the most o your time here so

ar. Weve placed a selection o some o the best

submissions on the middle pages o the newsletter.

By the time you get this newsletter the winnerso the Challenge will have been chosen byFacebook poll. Usually we in the oice decide the

winners, but the ield was so incredibly strong thisyear that I decided that the public must be allowed to

vote! Congratulations to the winners, youll receive a

canvas with your photo on it at the Farewell Dinner. I

told you thered be prizes and glory! Congratulations,

as well, to Jackie Tachman (Otago), the inaugural

winner o the Student o the Month competition. We

had some great entries!

In this issue, there is Morning Tea with BrookeBaker rom Auckland, 48 Hours in the Abel Tasman

with Sarah Cate rom

Victoria, and Fi ll in the

Blanks with JackieTachman rom Otago.

Also, Guy inter viewed a r iend o his, Hone Patrick,

about being a stranger in a strange land a eeling

which will be amiliar to you all!

Talking some more about returning home,remember that youll become an IFSA-Butleralumnus once youre back in the States. Youll be

contacted by the alumni program coordinators

once you get home, and youll be able to join the

NZ alumni Facebook page, enter the alumni photo

competition (or more prizes and glory), and applyto become an IFSA-Butler representative on your

campus, i you wish. I always like to ind out what

ormer students are up to as well so make sure

you keep in touch!

As always, make sure you check out our Facebookpage and our blog or all the goss about what isgoing on around New Zealand. Good luck or your

inal assessments and exams, everybody!

Amy Rutherford, 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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EN:Where are you rom and whatdo you study?

BB: Outside o Boston, Wayland,Mass. What do I study? Hmm... at

home, chemistry, and now that Im in

Auckland lots o random things such

as spoken Maori!

EN:Where else have youtravelled and what was your

avourite place?

BB: Ive been to Europe andtraveled in the United States, but

New Zealand is by ar the urthest

Ive traveled. New Zealand is

defnitely my av.

EN:Why did you choose NewZealand?

BB: Well, speaking English is huge.I was really interested in all the

outdoorsy activities you have here

and just really interested in the super

laid-back culture I heard was here.

EN: Whats your avourite thingyou have done so ar here?

BB: Kayaking in Abel Tasman inthe South Island. It was our last day

on our mid semester break and we

had to take a saety course in the

morning, but then got to explore the

national park on our own. We sawso many seals on the rocks and in

the water, they seemed to be doing

tricks or us in the water. It was

literally SO insane!

EN:What is the strangest thingNew Zealanders say?

BB: Oh gosh... theres so manymean as.. they literally say as

ater everything here its like Huh?

as?Ive fgured out it means very.

OH and the unniest is instead oasking where a rest room is they say

toilet, literally toilet signs are

everywhere.

EN:What do you do or un inAuckland?

BB: We walk around a ton, wego to the beach, hang out in

the domain near the museum,

get tons o ood around Queen

Street. Theres tons to do,

Auckland is huge.

EN:What ood do you miss themost rom home and what is your

av NZ ood?

BB: Chicken parm... oh my gosh Imiss chicken parm subs so much

and um bualo wings! And aioli on

anything is so gooood. Ive been

trying to be healthy and eat it on

carrots instead o ries but both are

soo great!EN:What is the strangest thingyou have tried here?

BB: Marmite!!! Oh my gosh it wasso gross, it looked kinda like nutella

or chocolate but, oh my, it was so

disgusting and we only tried a little

bit! Ive also tried eijoas. Theyre

pretty weird but super good.

EN:What about activities?

BB: Well, going to Piha beach is somuch un we tried to sur there.Going to the islands on the erry

rom downtown is super cool too.

The hike to the top o Rangitoto is

amazing and the view o the city is

actually perect!

EN:When I grow up I want tobe

BB: Oha New Zealand citizen....Haha kinda kidding but I want to

be so many things. Defnitely being a

doctor is on the top o my list.

EN:What one thing should you do i

you come to NZ?

BB: Get on a boat! Get on thewater either on a erry, a sailboat

or swimming something. The

water here is so beautiul. And i you

get on a erry out o the Auckland

downtown docks, the view o the city

is amazing. Its so great to be on thewater.

EN:What is the one thing inAuckland you should never leave

home without?

BB: Well honestly hmm... I dontknow, you never really need anything

you dont even need shoes here.

We do everything bareoot...even go

to the grocery store, haha.

EN:What new social activities

have you been introduced to?

BB: Rugby games defnitely are

so much un to go to similar to

sporting events at home, but at the

amous Eden Park.

EN:What one thing rom NZwould you most like to take home

with you?

BB: Blue water, like bright blue water.I would love to have it everywhere

I try to swim. And the Kit Kat big

kats and hmm... oh haha aioli.

Morning Tea

Brooke

Auckland student Brooke Baker had coee with SSC Emily, and

tells how she cant get to grips with all the Toilet signs in NZ,

but loves going bareoot and getting out on the water...


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1. Winner, Fieldwork and Lab: Schyler Turrin,

Victoria Universi ty o Wel lington: Anth Ritual

Observation.

2. Runner up, Fieldwork and Lab: Calin MacMurtrie,

University o Canterbury: River Bed Succession

Studies.

3. Winner, City and Campus: Ellen Washington, Victoria

University o Wellington: Furry Bee at the Botans.

4. Runner Up, City and Campus: Sarah Cate, Victoria

University o Wellington: Inspiration on the Waterront

5. Winner, O the Beaten Track: Vanessa Corwin,

Victoria Universi ty o Wel lington: Hokitika Sunset.

Iconic Images Challenge

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Theres never been an Iconic Images Challengelike it! Using the powers o Facebook, you and your

riends chose the winning images which would

have been impossible at the IFSA oce given the

stacks o stunning, top quality pics. Enjoy!

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Jackie (centre) and friends

Every day...I wake up to the sound o the rushing Water o Leith.

I youre heading to Otago...take a stroll through the Dunedin Botanic

Gardens and chat with the birds in the aviary. Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly!

Beore I came here, I thought ...o the hokey pokey as the go-to birthday

party dance song. Now I know that I can also eat it in a giant ice cream

cone or smothered in chocolate.

This weekend I am going to...hike in the Catlins with some really, really

wonderul people.

With Jackie Tachman, Otago

Fill in the

6. Runner up, O the Beaten Track: Sarah Cate,

Victoria University o Wel lington: Wharariki

Beach Relection.

And the winners o our all new Wildcard Awards...

7. The Best Use o Fruit Award: Kelly Dennen,

University o Canterbury: Mt. Cook.

8. The New Zealand Has A Lot o Pretty High

Places Award: Thomas Hooker, University o Otago:

Paradise.

9. The Amy Likes Ducks Award or Wi ldlie

Photography: Kristen Bair, Victoria University o

Wellington: Paradise Duck in Glenorchy.

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Hone Patrick is one o my closestriends rom school and Otagodays. He completed a Bacheloro Arts in Te Reo Maori at Otago,a Bachelor o Commerce inCommercial Law, and a Post-Graduate Degree in PoliticalScience rom Victoria University.His riends have dubbed him TheMayor o Hong Kong. He works inChinese Government Engagement

there, and is also completing aMasters in Journalism, majoringin Financial Journalism, at theUniversity o Hong Kong.

GF:Hone, what lead you to studyPolitical Science at Victoria?

HP: Ive always had a ascinationwith the abuse o authority andthe increasing detachment thatpoliticians and state governmentshave rom their people, but I wasnever able to understand the

jargon that academics and poli ticalcommentators use. I thought that toparticipate I needed to learn more.I was also interested in a careerin the Ministry o Foreign Aairs &Trade, so I concentrated on FreeTrade Agreements and the ir socialrepercussions.

GF:What led you to journalism?

HP: Growing up I wanted to be a warcorrespondent because there wasa romantic notion about exposingthe truth o war to the world.

Unortunately, the oppor tunitieshere are rare due to the emergenceo citizen journalists who breakthis news through social media. Butthe journalist ideal still rings truewith me, and I hope to contribute toreturning the art o journalism backto its ormer glory. No one reallyknows exactly where the industry isheading, but I deinitely want to joina reputable publication, and evenbranch into on-camera work in theuture.

GF:What does your job involve?HP: I work or an American medicaldevice manuacturer who is trying

to place their non-invasive devicesin the Chinese public healthcaresystem. It is basically ChinaGovernment Engagement and isvery interesting but as with anyrelationship-building in China, thesot approach we take can mean thework is sometimes slow.

GF:Where is your avourite place inAsia?

HP: The whole o Asia, especiallyChina and South-East Asia isamazing. The Chinese civilizationdates back over 7,000 years andoer such a rich history. The lesspopulated spots harbor some o themost ascinating spots on earth.Thebeaches in South East Asia are allamazing. I ind the most delightulpeople are the Filipinos. Though theyhave experienced many occupationsand the country is very poor, thepeople are proud, happy and verygenerous.

GF:You are one o the ounders othe Hong Kong Kapa Haka group, TeHokioi ki Whanga Kakara....

HP: Th is is my proudestaccomplishment since being here.

There is a proud contingent o Kiwis

here, partly due to the attraction o

playing rugby, and lucrative teaching

contracts, but we were concerned

we were missing out on our culture.

We practice a ew times a month and

do haka, waiata (songs), poi, karakia

(prayer), and have also created awhole new set o guidelines as we

are now the tangata whenua (Maori

o this land) o Hong Kong. We oten

do perormances at government

unctions, NZ events and undraisers.

The h ighl ight so ar has been the

Christchurch Earthquake undraise r,

which brought everyone to tears.

GF:What is expat lie like in HongKong you play or the Hong Kongrugby club.....

HP: It is diverse I have greatriends rom all over the world. Youget to learn a lot about dierent

cultures and appreciate similarities

and dierences with your

own culture The rugby is great un

and The Hong Kong Football Club is

the epitome o expatriate lie here.

The aci li ties are second to none

it even has its own ten pin bowling

alley! But I have to maintain the

morals my mother instilled in me, asit is too easy to get caught up in an

unrealistic world where everything is

provided or you. The weather hereis mostly outstanding, living costsare low (except or rent), and you canexperience the local culture as wellas enjoying Western comorts, pluseveryone speaks English which canmake you lazy!

GF:In 2005, you visited yourbrother who was at the University oCincinnati...

HP: I had an absolute ball when Ivisited my brother (Bear Cats or lie).College lie is exactly how you wouldthink it would be rom the movies,and his riends really looked ater me.I managed to get to the South coastand also New York, which was thehighlight o my trip. Deinitely on mybucket list is to hire a Corvette andtrek across the States one day.

GF:What ood do you miss most?

PH: Mums ridge is packed withresh NZ meat, avocados, Vogelsbread (there isnt decent bread here),pies, and water rom a tap! Theydont do nice KFC here either whichsucks rice instead o chips andterrible chicken!

GF:What holiday destinations wouldyou recommend to our students?

HP: When I was studying inOtago, we were spoilt or holidaydestinations, as the South Island is awondrous place. There is so much to

do: trekking the Fox Glacier, huntingin Alexandra, skiing in Wanaka, orbeing spellbound by the MilordSounds. In the warmer months, head

Guys SpotSSC Guy Ferguson touches base with close riend Hone Patrick, who

shared a fat with him on Dunedins notorious Castle St, and now

embraces the lie o working and studying abroad in Hong Kong.

Honeonhistrustyscooter


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Abel Tasman National Park was theirst destination on the start o our

mid-semester break trip around

the South Island and I am so glad

it was. The irst ew days o the trip

ended up being my avourite.

We rented a car in Picton and my

riends talked me into being the irst

driver. It was scary at irst but I got

the hang o it ater a ew minutes.

We took the scenic route on the

way to our hostel in Abel Tasmanand it was so beautiul that we

couldnt help stopping or pictures

every 20 minutes.

We inally made it to Kanuka Ridge

where we stayed or the night.

I taught my riends how to play

48 Hours:Abel Tasman

Euchre, a Midwest card gamethat we ended up playing almost

every night o the trip. We got up

early the next morning and hiked

through Abel Tasman National

Park. It was the most beautiul

hike I have taken to this day. The

beaches we stopped at throughout

the hike were some o the most

amazing I have ever seen. The

water was so blue and the sand

was so perectly coloured.

We stopped or lunch at Apple Tree

Bay and took plenty o pictures.

On the hike back, we wandered

o the trail and walked back along

the beach because the tide was

out so ar. Although we got eaten

Sarah Cate rom Wellington headed to the top o the South Island

in search o sun, sea and sand with her riends. She also ound

seals, sandfies and the most beautiul beaches shed ever seen.

up north to the Coromandel beachesand even urther north. Buy an oldvan, load it up, and just tour aroundbeach hopping you wont regret it!

GF:Any words o wisdom or ourIFSA-Butler students?

HP: Say yes to everything and alwaysexplore. I have made sure that I didnot get caught up in the expatriateway o lie by hanging out only with

Westerners, or at Western places. Imake the most o what Hong Konghas to oer, whether it is the temples,the traditional celebrations, Dim Sum,or the national parks there is justso much to do!

Similarly, the New Zealand cultureand environment has so much tooer, so just get out there. Escapesomewhere or the weekend andreally embrace it!

GF:Great advice thanks, Hone!

alive by sandlies, it was a beautiul

walk. The best part o the entire trip

was the next day when we went to

Wharariki Beach on the other side

o Farewell Spit. The hike to the

beach winded around several hills,

through some wind-blown trees,

and over sandy paths. The sandon the beach was in waves and

the sun setting behind the giant

boulders made or an amazing

view. We ended up spending

most o our time playing with the

seal pups that were playing in the

little pools along the beach. They

loved our attention and came right

up to our eet. One o them was

even playing catch with us using

a piece o seaweed. This beach

was the most amazing place I haveever been to and I hope I have the

chance to go back to it one day.

Student ofthe month

Gengfriendlywiththeseals

About a month and a hal ago, I

was contacted by a woman rom

Zealandia via my blog. She had

been searching posts online about

Zealandia and stumbled across my

blog entry about going there. She

said that my pictures were beautiul

and that she wanted to know i shecould use this picture or some bro-

chures and or the newly designed

website. She mentioned that she

wouldnt let any third parties use it

unless they got permission rom me.

It all seemed very oicial and excit-

ing and I agreed to let my photo be

used. So now, other people visiting

New Zealand will get to see, and

hopeully enjoy, my photo!

Kristen Bair, Wellington


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