HJ ZULHEIMY - DOWN MEMORY LANE: 4 OCTOBER 2018

HJ ZULHEIMY MAAMOR

2 MAY 2024

On 3 October 2018, my wife Hjh Norziah bt Ahmad joined Kembara Sufi Travel and Tours Sdn Bhd on a visit to North Island, New Zealand.

The group departed from KLIA 2 Airport at 11.40pm aboard Air Asia D7 206. The distance from Malaysia to New Zealand is 8,792.92 km.

My youngest son and I sent my wife to KLIA 2

The flight from Malaysia to New Zealand will stop at Australia's Gold Coast to change flight crew before continuing to New Zealand.

My wife and her friend Hjh Noraini traveled together to Europe (France, Belgium & the Netherlands) in 2017 and also to Turkey in early 2018.

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

Gold Coast is a city in Queensland, Australia, located about 66 km from Brisbane. The Gold Coast is the 6th largest city in Australia.

After completing the Air Asia crew changeover at Gold Coast Airport in Australia, the group boarded the plane back to Auckland, New Zealand, and arrived at Auckland Airport, New Zealand, at 4.10pm NZ time.

AUCKLAND AIRPORT

Auckland Airport is the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand, located near Mangere, a regional suburb and Airport Oaks. It serves as the domestic and international hub for Air New Zealand, and the New Zealand hub of Jetstar.

After completing all baggage and immigration procedures at Auckland Airport, the group was taken to their accommodation at the Airport Kiwi Motel located at 144 McKenzie Rd, Mangere Bridge, Auckland 2022, New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand is an island country located in the Southwest Pacific Ocean that contains two main large islands, the North Island and the South Island.

The Maori community named New Zealand as Aotearoa, which means 'Land of the Long White Clouds'.

The origin of the name New Zealand comes from the notes of the Dutch cartographer who called it 'Nova Zeelandia', which is a Dutch region called Zeeland.

British navigator James Cook anglicized the name to New Zealand. It has nothing to do with the Danish island of Zealand.

Auckland, a city in the North Island, NZ, is the largest city in New Zealand with a population of 1,628,900 people. Auckland's name in Maori is Tamaki or Tāmaki-makau-rau.

There is no tour program for October 4, 2018. All members of the group are given enough rest time for the next day's tour program.