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About The Tininn, Culverden, North Canterbury, New Zealand

• 1.5 hrs drive from Christchurch
• 3 bedrooms, separate lounge and dining areas
• Secluded quiet location
• Hosts: Murray & Deirdre Sisson
• Altitude: 300 Metres
• Features: Golf, fishing, hunting, hot mineral springs, horse trekking, scenic flights, skiing, tramping, mt. biking, photography, farm tours.
• Climate: Low rainfall, typical inland NZ

Contact Info:

Tininn
13 Pahau St
Culverden
North Canterbury
Phone: 64 3 315 8060
eMail: thesisson@clear.net.nz

 

New Zealand Information

• 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+12). 
• New Zealand operates daylight saving time which commences on the last Sunday in Sept., when 2.00am becomes 3.00am, and ends on the first Sunday in April of the following year, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am, or GMT+13.
• International dialing code is 64
• Money is $NZ dollar and is usually less than the US and Aust. dollar. Credit cards and EFT POS widely available.
• Language: English predominates
• Health: high grade medical and emergency facilities available. 111 is the ph. number for emergencies

Welcome to Tininn Lodge Bed & Breakfast News...

Saturday, October 27, 2007....

THE CULVERDEN FETE

Greetings From Culverden-the place with the big sky.

Well the Fete is over for another year,but what a great day it was.After all the ghastly weather we've had -the day was perfect,
sunny with blue sky.The grounds are beautiful-'park like' with beautiful leafy trees-and oh the shopping-everything you could think of.It was a great day to catch up with friends,spend lots of money,have a Pimms(I haven't had one for years!)sit in the sun and listen to the music.

We had a some women from Auckland staying with us.Penny sells the most delightful jewellery(and yes i did buy some!)while her 81 year old mother handpaints table mats(and yes I did buy some!)Penny's Collection can be seen at www.pennykemberdesign.co.nz,
Well worth a look.

We've had lots of friends visit this week-even a couple of my cousins that I last saw 50 years ago-Doesn't time fly!!!!They are now living in Rangiora-so I look forward to catching up with them again.Doing ones Family Tree certainly has its rewards.
posted by Deirdre  # 4:52 PM 0 Comments

Monday, October 15, 2007....

PHOTOS(I HOPE!!!)

GREETINGS FROM CULVERDEN
I have just managed to find some photos of Aleisha's 21st Birthday party.
So I hope to get them to you!!!!!Heres hoping????

The photo is of Aleisha on the right and her friend Nat.
The other photo is of Aleisha and her Dad Max(our son in law)
The photo on the left is of Hayden(our grandson) and family friend Michelle Edmans from Oxford
MORE PHOTOS NEXT TIME!!!
posted by Deirdre  # 4:36 PM 0 Comments

WHAT HAPPENED TO SPRING?

GREETINGS from Culverden
I don't know what has happened to the spring weather as it has been cold windy and wet for the last week.However the farmers will be happy as I was hearing about farmers having to send stock away because it was so dry.

We attended our grandaughter Aleisha's 21st birthday on Saturday evening.Hopefully some photos will come my way.What a great night it was.Aleisha looked stunning and I have never seen so many attractive young females.Mini skirts are obviously in vogue!!!
Hayden our grandson came over from the Gold Coast,and met up with lots of his friends from Timaru Boys High School.All the boys from the rugby first XV did the Haka and as a surprise for Aleisha,Max and Judi organised a piper to play "Happy Birthday" on the bagpipes.I found it quite emotional as we have had the bagpipes at our wedding,Judi and Max's, and now Aleisha's 21st.Hopefully the tradition will continue.

Next week on the 25th October is the Christmas Country Fete at Culverden.There are 200 stalls and people came from all over New Zealand for it.It's a great time to start your Christmas shopping,meet up with friends,or just have a great day out.
I'm certainly looking forward to it.
posted by Deirdre  # 1:18 PM 0 Comments

Wednesday, October 3, 2007....

SPRING IS HERE

Greetings from Tininn Lodge in Culverden "The Place with the Big Sky"

After warm sunny weather last week,things have changed.The sun is still shining,but the wind is cold-feels like snow has fallen on the hills.

We had a great weekend with my cousin Donald and his son Dougal from Wanaka visiting some of the Stations around Culverden-namely Glens of Tekoa and Balmoral.They certainly take you back in time and are well worth a visit,makes you realise what a great place New Zealand is and how lucky we are to live here.

Hopefully some photos next time,as Donald is a great photographer.All I have to do is learn and remember how to get them on to this page!!! Wish me luck!
posted by Deirdre  # 11:25 AM 1 Comments

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