Of course, the roads are already there, but the country’s newest official road trip will be launching on November 26. Over 335km, the Central Otago Touring Route travels through some of New Zeal…
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Classic New Zealand road trip: Alpine Pacific Touring Route
Experience 450km of southern beauty on the Alpine Pacific Touring Route, winding past wineries, thermal pools, and of course whales, seals and dolphins.Starting in Christchurch, head north for a few h…
Classic New Zealand road trips: Inter-island wine route
There are some things that just don’t go together, and it’s safe to say a road trip and a shedload of wineries is a combo pretty high on that list. But (yes, there’s always a but) if…
Classic New Zealand road trip: Alpine Pacific Touring Route
Experience 450km of southern beauty on the Alpine Pacific Touring Route, winding past wineries, thermal pools, and of course whales, seals and dolphins.Starting in Christchurch, head north for a few h…
Classic New Zealand road trip routes: Coromandel and Karangahake
For many holidaymakers, the trip from Auckland to Tauranga is something to be endured, rather than enjoyed. But if you look a little closer, there are pockets of greatness dotted along this well-worn …
Classic New Zealand road trip routes: Pacific Coast Highway
This one might take you a while. The epic route from Auckland to Napier is often known as the Pacific Coast Highway, and is a trip that takes you to some of the North Island’s most beautiful bea…
Classic New Zealand road trip routes: Forgotten World Highway
As its name suggests, the Forgotten World Highway is a little remote, and kind of mysterious. Built on bridle paths that were formed late in the 19th century, the route, which runs 155km from Taumarun…
Small but mighty: Eat, drink and be merry in Taranaki
Finding himself suddenly back in New Zealand because of Covid-19, Kiwi chef Carl Maunder – who had been living in Dubai for more than three years, working as executive chef at Sean Connolly&rsqu…
GO NZ: New Zealand’s best hot springs, geysers and geothermal attractions
New Zealand’s unique location on the fringes of the Pacific plate make it one of the most thermally active and exciting places on the planet. Spilling over with choices of geothermal-powered day…
WFH holidays and New Zealand’s fastest internet connections
It was around about the third day of the first lockdown that I realised how to change the background on my video call. It was a bit of and a revelation.It was by the second Auckland lockdown I was alr…