It’s 3am and the desire for fresh air over aircon propels me from my bed to the sliding doors of my oceanfront suite. A full moon bathes Surfers Paradise beach in low blue light and as I open th…
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Tim Roxborogh: High fives and flying high on the GC
I may not be Superman, writes Tim Roxborogh, but see me soar, swing and jetski.It was like high school PE class all over again, though blessedly minus the Lynx deodorant favoured by teenage boys in th…
Staying at the Duke of Marlborough Hotel, Russell
Getting there: Heading up to a wedding, held at The Duke, I tackled the three-and-a-half-hour drive from Auckland in good time, the drive-on ferry from Opua to Okiato was easy, making the 8km meander …
He Tangata: A chat with the director and tour leader for Tours Direct Mandy Page
Each week, Elisabeth Easther gets the story of people in the Kiwi tourism industry. This week, she speaks to the director and tour leader for Tours Direct Mandy Page.My father was in the military, so …
Bar review: Beer with altitude
Wondering why that inflight coffee tastes so awful? Bemused by the blandness of your airborne wines and meals? Well, apparently, it’s all your fault – or at least, it’s the fault of …
Australia: Close, warm and luxurious
Australian luxury retreats have comfort wrapped up, writes Jennifer Ennion.Not everyone thinks summer is the best season. If you’re more of a winter person and want your escape to be cosy and cl…
Confused tourist bound for Sydney, Australia, lands in Sydney, Nova Scotia
A Dutch backpacker has found out the hard way there is more than one Sydney in the world when he found himself in Canada rather than Australia.Milan Schipper, from Amsterdam, only twigged he was headi…
D’Urville Island: Isolated beauty
Amelia Nurse explains the joys of local eco tourism on a trip to D’Urville Island.When I look out from my window on the Kapiti Coast, I see the silhouette of D’Urville Island across Cook S…
Sydney: Tamut tells of life and death
The intricacies of an ancient civilisation are scanned and laid bare in a Sydney exhibition, writes Dionne Christian.When Sir Godfrey Hounsfield invented one of the first CT scanners – it’…
D’Urville Island: Isolated beauty
Amelia Nurse explains the joys of local eco tourism on a trip to D’Urville Island.When I look out from my window on the Kapiti Coast, I see the silhouette of D’Urville Island across Cook S…