Vanuatu: Pacific Island Paradise
If you live in the UK, the chances are you either haven’t heard of Vanuatu or you’ll be familiar with it as a low scoring answer on popular afternoon quiz show Pointless with the multi-talented Alexander Armstrong. For the uninitiated,…
New Zealand campervan road trip: where we camped on the South Island
Touring the south island was a tale of two halves. Down the east coast from Christchurch it was perhaps easier to find nice freedom camping sites than it had been in Northland. In contrast, on rounding the southernmost point and…
Skydiving from 12000ft indoors
Queenstown styles itself as an adrenaline sports capital. We had seen skydivers land in the park at Wollongong in Australia, and the kids had spotted skydiving opportunities on various leaflets in New Zealand. iFly in Queenstown seemed to offer the…
New Zealand campervan road trip: To the South!
After the wonders of Waikato and early Christmas festivities with great friends, it was time to head south. As we travelled down via Wellington we wondered whether the south could match the north for adventure, would we make it to…
Homeschool – End of Autumn Term
As we round the corner into 2023, it’s time for a new term to begin at Newton World School and an opportunity to take a look at some of the topics we covered over the autumn term. We’ve found that…