When Sir Thomas More wrote of Utopia in the early sixteenth century, he was not thinking of New Zealand. This…
There are many places in New Zealand that look as though they’re straight out of a fairy tale. That –…
It was twilight, and I was alone in the campervan. My fiancé had left to have a look around the…
Bulls (yes, actually) is a small New Zealand town that turns everything into a pun. Seriously. Its slogan is A…
Small-town New Zealand: the last place you’d expect to find Vikings. Enter Dannevirke, a rural community somewhere between Napier and…
Taranaki’s a great place for a holiday. It may not be as consistently breathtaking as some places in the South…
The Republic of Whangamomona is a tiny settlement, hidden away along New Zealand’s Forgotten World Highway. It’s an hour-and-a-half’s drive…
Wellington is notorious for its wind. It was in Wellington that I experienced my worst ever case of skirt-blown-up-in-public. It went right up above…
Kerikeri is in the Far North District of New Zealand. It gets really hot up there. Everywhere you look it’s orchards…
If you ever find yourself in Dunedin, New Zealand, the absolute best thing you can do is spend a day…
We have found endless guides on the Internet, in bookstores and at DOC offices throughout New Zealand during our six…
When I was ten years old, my family emigrated from England to New Zealand. I was distraught at leaving my…
