Chatham Islands: on the outskirts

Though a multi-day cycling tour has its perils (bike shorts are highly recommended), what it offers in return is a...

At 152km long, the Otago Central Rail Trail – New Zealand’s original Great Ride – sounded appealing but I hoped...

A faded brown road sign stands just along from Queenstown’s Remarkables ski fields.

The rain had settled in. Mist crept over the brows of hills, brooding and moody.

‘Steampunk is a quirky genre of science fiction that features steam-powered technology’ – according to Steampunk HQ in Ōamaru.

Cheviot is a blink-and-you-miss-it place with an often mispronounced name.

The ‘Hokitika Tower’ is one of tallest man-made structures on the West Coast.

Centuries ago this alpine pass was traversed by Māori in search of pounamu and moa.

We get to New Plymouth on dark but the hotel is easy to find and we’re soon settled in and...