Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers: monuments to nature’s power and beauty

You can head to these magnificent monuments to nature’s power and beauty in high summer and feel winter closing in...

The Church of the Good Shepherd: the most photographed church with the best views

In case you hadn’t noticed, New Zealand owes much to its sheep farmers.

Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw

This, the last remaining coal-fired steamship in the southern hemisphere, was launched the same year as the Titanic.

Te Anau to Milford Sound Piopiotahi Highway: the journey into the heart of Fiordland

If you want your senses drenched in Fiordland’s wilderness, vastness and beauty, without being drenched in that seemingly perpetual rain,...

Queenstown to Glenorchy Road: a drive to Paradise

Is there a more amazing drive? Forty-five minutes of emerald lake water and bush-clad hills, against a backdrop of snow-touched mountains.

Queenstown Hill Time Walk: a rocky delight

OK, so climbing a hill, when you’re surrounded by mountains, is kinda like finding a dry rock in your peanut...

Rob Roy Glacier Track: glaciers, waterfalls and thieving parrots

The drive the start of the Rob Roy Glacier Track, the slightly preposterous-sounding Raspberry Creek Car Park, is almost as...

Otago Central Rail Trail: journey into an ever-changing heartland

The Otago Central Rail Trail is an achievement, an acknowledgement that it’s not just hardy souls and fitness nuts who...

The Routeburn Track: the ultimate alpine adventure

As one of the country’s most famous walks, let’s get the house – (or hut) – keeping out of the...

The wondrous wildlife of Otago Peninsula

‘The most accessible wildlife in the South Island’ is the catch-cry here.

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