Eastland Tairāwhiti: first to see the light

‘Poverty Bay’ is a serious misnomer for this place of plenty, I thought, as I lugged my trug of technicolour...

Gisborne to Wellington: sampling the finer things in life

Gisborne intrigues me. It’s a mix of tradition, culture and nature.

Alpine Pacific Triangle: Christchurch to Kaikōura (and back again)

Christchurch is gorgeous. Its urbane, English-inflected rivers and stone buildings style landscape genteelly masks a southern spirit that has seen...

Arthur's Pass: to the other side

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

Matakana road trip: an easy escape

Matakana is an easy escape from Auckland city – a short run up the motorway, through the tunnel, east at Warkworth.

Classic Rotorua

Known as Roto-Vegas for good reason, the Rotorua tourist trail is bright, exciting and loaded with thrills.

Hurunui: pinot and adventure sports

There is an adventure capital in New Zealand with a fabulous food and wine scene. It is not Queenstown.

Rotorua: hot mud, cool lakes

Rotorua announces itself to the nose at quite a distance.

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