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Surf Highway 45: New Plymouth to Hāwera
Taranaki's hemispherical coastline between Fitzroy and Hāwera is home to 180 degrees of ocean swell where you can almost be certain of solid, pumping surf. Read the story . . .
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Twin Coast Discovery Highway: Auckland to Cape Rēinga
This epic roadie connects the little coves, beaches and bays of the east and the immense dunes wild coastline and vast, sweeping harbours out west. Read the story . . .
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Thermal Explorer Highway: Auckland to Napier
How about an epic roadie straight down the North Island to the land where the languid meandering of the mighty Waikato gives way to the hiss of steam in roistering Rotorua? Read the story . . .
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Classic New Zealand Wine Trail: Napier to Blenheim
What better way to taste your way across islands and through three of New Zealand's major wine-producing regions than on the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail... Read the story . . .
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Inland Scenic Route 72: Christchurch loop
Round trips are immensely satisfying. There’s a pleasing symmetry in ending up back where you started, a closing of the loop, a real sense of achievement. Read the story . . .
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Southern Scenic Route: Queenstown to Dunedin
If you get as far as Te Anau, it’d be rude not to keep going, don't you reckon, and explore the deep south. Read the story . . .
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The Great Alpine Highway: Christchurch to Greymouth
This is probably the most staggering piece of road you'll ever come across. So keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes off the pies. Just stop often. Seriously: this is stunning. Read the story . . .
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The Forgotten World Highway
There are no traffic jams here. The road from Stratford to Taumaranui is not called the Forgotten World Highway for nothing. Read the story . . .
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Gisborne to Wellington: sampling the finer things in life
Experience hot pools, beaches, art, culture, heritage and wildife on a road trip from Gisborne to Wellington. Read the story . . .
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Great Barrier Island: a rugged road trip
It’s as if a chunk of Coromandel Peninsula floated off to the north. There’s the surf beach side and the quieter bay side, like Coromandel, with the steep choppy spine in between. Read the story . . .
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Alpine Pacific Triangle: Christchurch to Kaikōura (and back again)
The Alpine Pacific Triangle takes you from Christchurch to Kaikōura, to Hanmer Springs and back again. Enjoy whale watching, hot pools and wineries. Read the story . . .
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Loved by the locals: Taranaki
Do what the locals do in Taranaki. Read the story . . .
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Coromandel: take the long way round
Even in an area that has more than its fair share of wonderful beaches, the gems that lie along this road less travelled are in a class of their own... Read the story . . .
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Arthur's Pass: to the other side
Today the landscape of Arthur's Pass is punctuated with small towns that cling to the geography despite harsh wind, snow and mercurial populations. Read the story . . .
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Full spectrum: road tripping from Lake Hāwea to Jackson Bay
From lakes, through ancient forests and mountain passes, past waterfalls and rushing blue rivers, to the sea – this journey pays homage to our land’s extraordinary geography and wild beauty. Read the story . . .
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Otago Peninsula road trip: wildlife and wild history
Family squabbles, love affairs and bitter accusations – sounds like the plot of a soap opera. But within the stone walls of Otago Peninsula’s Larnach Castle, it was a reality. Read the story . . .
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