I first discovered Kaimai Cheese Company with a wedge of cheddar cheese bought from a stall at the Parnell Farmers’ Market in Auckland. The story of how an old dairy factory was resurrected as a new gourmet cheese company and café in the heart of New Zealand’s dairy country was a fascinating one and I [...]

I am eating my way around Waikato! And driving my way around Waikato. The morning started in Rotorua, but it’s an easy drive from there across to Tirau and I’m in the village of corrugated iron animals and cabbage trees by 10am. First coffee of the day is at Alley Cats Café at the northern [...]

Fans of Pinot Noir are in luck – the latest offerings of New Zealand Pinot Noir are some of the best yet. New Zealand’s Pinot Noir wines have defied their reputation as a hard wine to get right with a strong selection of award-winners in a review by Cuisine magazine. Cuisine reviewed a record-breaking number [...]

New Zealand is the best place in the world to play a round of golf! Well, we already knew that, but it’s been confirmed by UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph, which has named Cape Kidnappers golf course in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay the world’s top golf course.

The Grand Tour is a fully guided sightseeing tour of Christchurch that includes three popular attractions of the Garden City – Punting on the Avon River, Christchurch Gondola and Christchurch Tramway.
Having experienced The Grand Tour myself, I was impressed by what the trip has to offer.
When I stepped on The Grand Tour coach at 9am [...]