On a Sunday morning late in August, I’m driving along the Kaikoura Coast, transfixed by the sight of a soft mist hanging over an ocean that’s as flat and shiny as a fifty cent coin. It’s an otherworldly atmosphere that makes it easy to imagine behemoth whales surfacing offshore and seals and dolphins cavorting in [...]

It’s official! One of Wellington City’s most enduringly popular restaurants has now been awarded the title of Supreme Winner in the Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year Awards 2009.
Even non-Wellingtonians will be familiar with restaurateurs Steve Logan and Al Brown. Since 2006 they have fronted three series of a television cooking show with a typically [...]

If you’re driving through the holiday village of Matakana anytime soon, you’re sure to notice the unique sculpture that’s recently sprung right beside the roundabout on the main road. But this is no mere eye-catching decoration – this piece of art is supremely useful and will no doubt bring relief to many a traveller. In [...]

Picton is well known for being a port town, but it’s delightful! The town is surrounded by fantastic landscape, and the place has a buzz about it that gives you a ‘feel good factor’ as soon as you arrive.

Tigers Den is a luxury holiday home which overlooks the beautiful Waikawa Bay marina and Queen Charlotte Sound, just two minutes out of Picton in Marlborough.

If you’re heading for the beachside holiday resorts of The Coromandel region – Whitianga or Whangamata – set aside some time to explore Thames along the way. The main centre of the region, Thames is just a ten-minute detour from the main route between Auckland and The Coromandel’s east coast, and you’ll pass right through [...]