Priceless Sir Edmund Hillary memorabilia has been discovered in a loft in Palmerston North and handed over for the world to admire at the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre at Aoraki Mount Cook.
Film footage and a radio interview recording of Sir Edmund Hillary, both more than 50 years old, were unearthed by staff at CB [...]

What a beautiful morning it was to be up early! Yes, it’s Sunday, but in Christchurch, New Zealand, thousands of runners, walkers and their supporters were up early to take part in Christchurch’s hugely popular annual fun run – the City 2 Surf. Just after 8:30am we were driving through golden sunlight and the trees [...]

Calling all chocoholics! There’s a factory in Dunedin that you need to hear about, run by a small wee company called Cadbury – heard of them?
Of course you have! Cadbury World in Dunedin is an absolute must-visit attraction for anyone who enjoys the odd square (or bar, or truck load…) of chocolate, as I discovered [...]

Premier New Zealand tourism company Milford Sound Red Boats Ltd will be opening its first-ever store in early May 2009 and is set to make a huge contribution to the retail market in Queenstown.
Milford Sound Red Boats Ltd offers the most modern cruising experience in Milford Sound with a fleet of three spacious catamarans and [...]

The first confirmed baby tuatara to have hatched in the wild on mainland New Zealand in over 200 years was discovered last week at Zealandia: The Karori Sanctuary Experience in Wellington.
The discovery came during routine maintenance work at the sanctuary last week, where an 11cm-long hatchling was identified. The tuatara is believed to be just one month [...]

This morning we’re off on an adventure in Abel Tasman National Park! Every day we’ve watched from the balcony of our bach at Kaiteriteri (near Nelson) as boats pull into the bay, pick up their passengers and then head north to Abel Tasman National Park. Today it’s our turn. We’re down at the beach by [...]

The dates of the southern hemisphere’s biggest winter party have recently been released and the line-up is set to excite!
The iconic American Express Queenstown Winter Festival celebrates it’s 35th birthday this year, which means celebrations between 26 June to 5 July 2009 will be even bigger and better than ever.
For ten whole days, Queenstown plays host [...]

While Queenstown may currently still be basking in the extended summer sunshine, staff at NZSki have been busy preparing for the 2009 ski season.
Ski season in Queenstown won’t be kicking off for another three months, however improvements to Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski fields have been keeping the mountain staff busy as they prepare [...]

This place is amazing! We’re staying for a few days in Kaiteriteri, near Nelson in the northwest of the South Island, and to make it the perfect New Zealand beach holiday, we’ve rented a good old Kiwi bach (the New Zealand version of a holiday home or beach house). And this bach is perched high [...]

Today we’re driving from Christchurch up to Kaiteriteri, near Nelson, and we’re taking the inland route via Springs Junction and the Lewis Pass. Just after Amberley, we realise that we’re hungry, but from now on up through the mountainous centre of the South Island there aren’t very many towns – and those we will pass [...]