Hva som skjer i Franz Josef, New Zealand gjennom året

Toppsesong — Summer peak in the village, Summer holidays i New Zealand

• Fare

  Highway closures in heavy rain

  1. jan – 31. desFlomsesongStengninger

  There is one road in and one road out, and a big West Coast rain event closes it north or south of the village a few times a year. Check the highway before you commit to a night here. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Sandflies at their worst (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Summer peak in the village (20. des – 5. feb (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer peak in the village

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des), Sandflies at their worst (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Summer peak in the village (20. des – 5. feb (vanligvis))

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Helligdag

  Easter long weekend

  3.–6. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkBestill tidligStengninger

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and on Good Friday and Easter Sunday most shops must stay shut unless local rules or a tourist-area exemption let them open. New Zealanders make it a long weekend away, so motels, holiday parks and campsites fill. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des), Sandflies at their worst (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Helligdag

  Anzac Day

  25.–27. aprNasjonaldagStengninger

  25 April remembers those who served in war. Dawn services are held at memorials in towns across the country, and by law most shops stay closed until 1 pm. When it falls on a weekend the public holiday moves to the Monday. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des), Easter long weekend (3.–6. apr)

Rolig — en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Sesong

  Quiet winter months

  15. mai – 31. augStengt utenfor sesong

  Half the beds in the village sit empty between May and August, and a cold settled high over the coast gives the clearest flying mornings of the year. The catch is how few of them there are.

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des), Quiet winter months (15. mai – 31. aug)

Travelt — Term 2 (July) break i New Zealand, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des), Quiet winter months (15. mai – 31. aug)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des), Quiet winter months (15. mai – 31. aug)

Travelt — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Whitebait season

  1. sep – 30. oktSankesesong

  Whitebaiting runs 1 September to 30 October, and every river mouth on the coast grows a line of stands and huts for two months. The patties on the pub menu are the point of it. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des)

Travelt — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des), Whitebait season (1. sep – 30. okt)

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

• Fare

  Sandflies at their worst

  1. nov – 31. mar · vanligvisInsekter og sykdom

  Sandflies are here all year and unbearable in the warm months, worst on still overcast days by the river and at the glacier car park. Repellent and covered ankles are not optional. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — Summer peak in the village, Christmas Day closures

• Helligdag

  Summer peak in the village

  20. des – 5. feb · vanligvisSkoleferieMye folkBestill tidlig

  The village doubles over the New Zealand holidays and the heli-hike slots go weeks ahead. Book the flight for your first morning here, because the second one may be weathered out. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Christmas Day closures

  25.–26. desJul og nyttårStengninger

  Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too. Boxing Day is a public holiday as well, when shops reopen for the sales and the roads fill with families heading off on summer holiday. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Highway closures in heavy rain (1. jan – 31. des), Sandflies at their worst (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis))