Loved by the locals: the Kauri Coast

I think Scandrett is the most beautiful and special of all Auckland’s regional parks – but I admit I’m biased.

An Irish pub might be the last thing you would expect to find on Great Barrier Island, but that’s exactly...

Grab your surf- or sand-board and head for Ahipara, at the base of Ninety Mile Beach.

North of the Bay of Islands, things get a little wilder.

It's hard to imagine what the north must have been like in the days before the timbermen came – unless...

In the beginning, everyone came here by boat.

If you are looking for a sense of history in New Zealand, it lies here.

A long, winding, tidal harbour overshadowed by rugged volcanic cones, Whangārei is a place of many meanings.

The Bay of Islands is big on big views but my favourite is looking east across the inner bay from...