There’s a lot to be said for sticking to State Highway 2 when travelling down the east coast of the...

The Hokianga (which means ‘the circumstance of returning’) is named in commemoration of the legendary Polynesian navigator, Kupe, who ended...

Those who live on the Kāpiti Coast will tell you it’s a place to die for.

The Queen Charlotte differs from others in the network of New Zealand’s Great Walks in that the accommodation is in...

The Whanganui Journey is one of DOC's Great Walks, but it is less of a walk and more of a paddle.

In a country where we all live so close to nature, it’s little wonder we harbour a national passion for...

Known in other countries as hiking, bushwalking or trekking, tramping is a uniquely New Zealand term and one fitting the...

The people of Golden Bay sometimes joke about officially seceding from the rest of New Zealand and forming their own...