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Real Journeys purchased Christchurch's International Antarctic Centre in 2015. [9] The group of companies owned by Real Journeys include the Stewart Island Experience launched in 2004 and Wild Kiwi Encounter, operated as a joint tourism venture with the Rakiura Maori Lands Trust, which was purchased in 2016. [10]
Real Journeys bought out their partners to take complete control of the Stewart Island ferry service in May 2005. [ 65 ] [ 66 ] In 2015, responding to proposals for subsidised travel to Stewart Island for senior citizens, the chief executive of Real Journeys stated: "Not only are Stewart Island ferries completely unsubsidised but the Foveaux ...
In 2002, the company was rebranded to Real Journeys. The tourism company (now branded as RealNZ ), is one of the main operators in the South Island tourism market and operates cruises in Milford and Doubtful Sounds , the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu , the Te Anau-au glowworm caves , Stewart Island ferry services, the Cardrona ...
Foveaux Strait (/ f oʊ v oʊ / FOH-voh; Māori: Te Ara-a-Kiwa, lit. 'the Path of Kiwa') is a strait that separates Stewart Island from the South Island of New Zealand. The width of the strait ranges from about 23 to 53 km (14 to 33 mi), and the depth varies between 18 and 46 m (59 and 151 ft).
Robert Henry Traill MBE (1 December 1892 – 11 September 1989), generally known as Roy Traill, was a resident and wildlife ranger of Stewart Island in New Zealand. In the course of his work, Traill hiked throughout most of the island and as a result became a source of information on the biota of the island for botanists and zoologists.
The Stewart Island tokoeka is the largest type of southern brown kiwi. It has red-brown feathers that resemble fur. It has small wings and a long, curved bill. [2] The nostrils are at the end of the bill, not at the top near the rest of its face. Experts think the kiwi can smell very well. [4]
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Bluff Harbour is the northern terminus of the Stewart Island ferry, providing a daily service to and from Oban. The ferry journey across Foveaux Strait is about 39 km (21 nmi) long. [3] The first scheduled service across Foveaux Strait began in 1877 for weekly mail delivery, but soon also carried passengers and general cargo. [4]