The magnificent waterways of the Marlborough Sound at the northern tip of New Zealand’s South Island are a spectacular maze of bays, channels, peninsulas and islands – and at times, they don’t seem qu…
New Zealand’s enchanting Arrowtown
In a country where the must-see list is already ridiculously long, visiting Arrowtown on New Zealand’s South Island has to be on it. This delightful village surrounded by the iconic South Island…
Drive New Zealand’s Scenic South Island
There’s so much to see and do on New Zealand’s South Island it’s like taking several holidays at once. From tranquil lakes to rushing rapids, snowcapped mountains to coastal fiords, wineries and fine …
10 of the world’s most spectacular places
Buy your airline ticket, pack your travel bags and camera gear, and get ready for a whistle-stop tour of ten of the planet’s most spectacular man-made and natural sites… 1. Arches National…
Inside New Zealand’s major cities
There is tangible proof behind why Auckland feels like such a welcoming place. In the 2023 rankings of the world’s ‘most liveable cities’, the City of Sails comes in third. The esteemed Mercer survey …
Enchanting New Zealand
It could be argued the most passionate advocates for visiting New Zealand are not actually Kiwis, Aussies are invariably the country’s loudest evangelists. If you’ve been to the land of the long white…
Quick guide to Wellington, New Zealand
When Lonely Planet dubs you the ‘coolest little capital in the world’ it’s a lot to live up to. Wellington, New Zealand, is an energetic city (not yet a metropolis) and as I soon discover, it really d…
Dunedin – city of beaks and bagpipes
There’s a busy and elegant southern hemisphere city where half an hour out of town, the world’s biggest albatross chicks perch plumply on untidy nests, waiting for mum to come home; and where a …
Waiheke Island, New Zealand
It used to be a haven for hippies and the unemployed but now New Zealand’s Waiheke Island has become one of the country’s hottest destinations. Waiheke Island is the most populated, and second-largest…
New Zealand Instagram pictures that will make you pack your bags
Australians make up half of New Zealand’s tourism numbers each year, and these images prove why we love it. Size wise, New Zealand may be a small country, but in terms of what it has to offer in the a…