Port Underwood, an itinerary between Blenheim to Picton

Discover Heritage trail ghosts and summer hot spots, beaches and walks. The winding Port Underwood road offers ...

Short easy walks in Marlborough

Brilliant scenery and a temperate climate is an ideal combination for holiday outdoors exploring wild Marlborough ...

Top 10 things to do in Marlborough

Uncover your summer holiday Downunder in Marlborough, New Zealand. The top of the South Island is sunshine, ...

Picnic & swim top spots in Marlborough, South Island

Brilliant sunny weather is the perfect recipe for a picnic. Marlborough offers a beautiful Edwardian-inspired ...

Pelorus River scenic reserve things to do

Discover enchantment. A pocket sized reserve of original river flat podocarp forest harking back to a period before ...

Wildlife & conservation in Marlborough, NZ

Wildlife encounters, places to go, attractions and things to do in Marlborough from endangered kiwi and native ...

Queen Charlotte track, top 10 things to do

Discover an underrated walk. QUEEN CHARLOTTE TRACK is part of the Marlborough Sounds. It’s beautiful and where the ...

Marlborough gardens and parks places to go

Discover Marlborough’s garden delights. Places to go range from sprawling rural gardens to urban gems. ...

Top 12 family friendly attractions, things to do in Picton

Picton is a glorious composition of active adventures in Picton. Grab a chance to kayak or walk the glorious Queen ...

Top 10 short walks in the vicinity of Abel Tasman National Park

The Great Walk, Abel Tasman coast walk is unmissable. The beauty of the walk is found elsewhere within and outside ...

Nelson city popular walks, waterfalls and places to go

Explore on foot or cycle the contrasting natural landscape of Nelson Tasman region. From multiple day treks to ...

Nelson top 5 beaches and beyond in Abel Tasman

Finding a beach in Nelson is ridiculously easy. You can hardly move from the regional airport and one of New ...

Beaches Hawke’s Bay places to go

A top surfing beach, Mahia is a contrast to the calm paddling water at Ahuriri estuary. Discover a place to surf ...

Walks – Central Hawke’s Bay – places to go

● Otatara Pa heritage pa (village) archeological site for its views, historic value and setting ● Pekapeka ...

Walks – North Hawke’s Bay – places to go

Discover walks with plenty of room to stretch your arms wide as you embrace wide open spaces. Places to go include ...

Gardens and Parks in the Hawke’s Bay

Like no other, a ridiculously perfect growing climate, fertile soils, Hawke's Bay is the place for beautiful ...

Lake Taupo short family friendly, dog friendly walks

Dog friendly, short easy strolls suitable for all fitness levels ticks the boxes for kids and mature walkers. Lake ...

Bay of Plenty Beaches, places to go

Unearth a new favourite, go diving, surfing, windsurfing or cruise the bay. From safe swimming beaches to driftwood ...

Mount Maunganui, activities, events, attractions

Mount Maunganui is a resort town focused on the beach, the promenade with its shops and nearby summit for its ...

Bay of Plenty Top 5 beaches

Award winning Mt Maunganui Main Beach with its well earned celebrity status, Waihi Beach festival vibe and summer ...

Christchurch 14 top picnic spots

Rediscover the impromptu feel of a picnic. The sense of adventure, getting away from it all is the stuff of ...

Christchurch things to do for free

Discover the sheer diversity of things to do for free from enormous lego pieces in the Imagination Station of the ...

Top 10 short walks in the Bay of Plenty

Discover McLaren waterfalls, coastal Bay of Plenty beaches, estuaries and heritage Maori Pa sites on a short easy ...

Whirinaki Te Pua-A-Tane conservation park guide

Aotearora New Zealand is home to a prehistoric rainforest. Ancient forest giants tower up to 200 metres. The ...

Kauri Coast beaches things to do & see

Fascinating dangerous currents and shifting sand bars continuously moving with the surging ocean and high tides ...

Wellington military history trail

Abandoned military bunkers, forts, memorials and museums tell the story of Aotearoa New Zealand at war and peace. ...

Wellington city walks

Explore Wellington city centre on foot finding a writer's walk, the interesting waterfront with its buzz of people, ...

Rotorua 10 free & cheap things to do

Discover Rotorua without breaking the bank. Geothermal activity at Kuirau park, magnificent redwoods to picnic ...

Taupo things to do for free

Uncover holiday experiences where cost is not part of the experience. The best bits in life are free with Taupo ...

Rotorua walking trails

Rotorua has a number of walking trails and shared cycle trails for visitors to get outdoors and experience nature. ...

Cycle your way through history and vineyards

For families where there are various degrees of fitness levels the Arrow River Bridges excursion is relaxing with ...

Inland Otago road trip guide where to go and what to see

Discover who turned up and named places and the legacy left behind. There are railway bridges, lonely cemeteries ...

Mangawhai & Mangawhai Heads Walks

Find coastal walks where sweeping panoramic views creates a special place to stretch the legs and go walking. For ...

Pacific Coast Highway where to go and what to see

Uncover contrast between quiet rural settlements and the bustle of Napier. Travel the east coast of the North ...

What to do at the beach: driftwood mansions & art

What to do at the beach with kids and people who have ants in their pants. Sandcastles are for little kids with ...

What to do at the beach: Sandcastle building tips

The kids need amusing, that annoying brother / cousin is itching to do something. Beach sports is always a goodie ...

Auckland day trip to Motuihe Island

Auckland skyline and Hauraki Gulf are the backdrop to safe sandy beaches and interesting walks through regenerating ...

Great West Coast road trip, route 6

Route 66, USA eat your heart out, here’s a route with attitude. State Highway 6, rugged, hidden corners and a ...

Mahurangi Regional Park

A regional park that spans both sides of the Mahurangi Harbour creating Mahurangi East and Mahurangi West. The park ...

Tawharanui Regional Park

Tawharanui Regional Park is white sandy beaches overlooking the Hauraki Gulf. Farmland pastoral scenery, shingle ...

Auckland, get yourself on the water

Once a way to get around is now a year round activity with New Zealand a prime destination to enjoy this ancient ...

Autumn in Auckland where to go

Amazing Auckland, Puhoi, Warkworth, Matakana and beyond, beaches and parks

North is where Auckland locals go for the summer. There are several glorious regional parks as well as sheltered ...

Shakespear Regional Park

Shakespear Regional Park is an invitation to enjoy a summer rite of passage, collapse on a beach under an umbrella. ...

Greymouth, an inland day trip to Kumara, Lake Brunner, Moana township and Jacks Mill

Route map: Greymouth, Kumara, Carew Creek Waterfalls, Inchbonni’s Lake Brunner Hotel, Moana (Lake Brunner), Jacks ...

Glacier Country, West Coast’s Gillespies Beach

There are interpretation panels and historic photographs of the period when the area was bustling with miners ...

Take a trip to the ice age, unmissable things to do in Glacier Country

Glaciers at our doorstep, for now. The ice is melting, the story of the retreat of glaciers makes headlines as a ...

8 Unmissable Walks In Glacier Country

There are over 30 walking tracks from short scenic tracks to multiple day backcountry tramps. From glacier faces, ...

Lake Brunner what to see and do

Lake Brunner is a local secret. Deep inky waters are home to wild brown trout. The largest lake on the West Coast ...

Denniston Plateau, Westport what to see and do

Denniston was the coal king from 1880 - 1967 with high grade coking coke fueling the British Navy and steel ...

Chase the water, waterfalls where ordinary becomes extraordinary

Waterfalls and dazzling displays of light filled spray. Nature’s show and tell performance is never boring for kids ...

Spring flowers, blooms eleven places, where to go and what to see

Transient spring blossom flits into view as a burst of pink tinted colour. It’s infectious happy moments as the ...

16 free, awesome things to do in Auckland & Further North

Free, awesome places to check out just past Auckland & Northland. Let’s get the locals sorted. Get your bucket list ...

Best places to go wharf jumping in New Zealand

It's a quintessential Kiwi thing. Water bombing with the loudest splash possible. Kids plank deliberately in the ...

Seven top favourite hot mineral pools to visit in the North Island

From a touch of luxury to a wilderness natural spa to beach tidal pools New Zealand has an abundance of natural hot ...

Guide to Charleston, Paparoa National Park & Punakaiki Pancake Rocks

Charleston is a former gold mining town, now a hub for adventure tourism. The town sprung into existence after the ...

Nudity, liberate yourself a guide to feeling free

Liberate the body and leave the clothes behind. Nudity, here are tips on discovering your inner body and guidelines ...

Two heritage sites and a lake where water is optional to visit from nearby Kerikeri

Staying in Mangonui or Kerikeri and want to explore nearby? Here are two day trip ideas for your holiday with ...

Whangarei six family friendly walks

Whangarei offers visitors a variety of walks from the well known Hatea River walk past tempting cafes, a stunning ...

Coromandel Peninsula where to go camping

Coromandel Peninsula is the quintessential summer beach destination offering plenty of choices of what to do and ...

Pinnacles walk

The Pinnacles, a must go destination for adventure seekers, trampers who enjoy the challenge following the ...

Coromandel what to do with kids and families and the young at heart

The Coromandel is a kid’s idea of a holiday. Rather than a carousel of themed entertainment the Coromandel offers a ...

A guide to 16 Coromandel Beaches, hidden gems, location and what to see

Fish n chips on the beach, picnics, reading a book, water sports or exploring nearby tracks Coromandel Peninsula is ...

2021 – 2022 Guide: Hot Water Beach, Cathedral Cove, Hahei Beach, Tairua Estuary, Whangamata Beach, and New Chums Beach

Getting around and what to do nearby here’s the list for 2021. Coromandel and beaches are synonyms for each other. ...

Northland`s 5 best kept secret beaches just like Maldives

Northland’s warm aquamarine waters and beaches of white silica or golden sand are an invitation to walk barefoot. ...

Daffodils, spring flowers where to go

In a picturesque small country village is a place where spring is warmly welcome. Nodding daffodils herald the end ...

Have you checked out 10 inspirations for a slow trip through Cromwell

Cromwell’s historic district at the junction of the Kawarau and Clutha Rivers was swallowed by the lake in the late ...

Riverton, Southland nine holiday ideas for families

Just past Invercargill you could be excused for simply zipping past another small town on your way to the big ...

The Catlins guide to eleven family walks and birding hot spots

The Catlins is a superb location to introduce kids and urbanites to the wild. Wildlife, galore with plenty of ...

8 great reasons to visit Nelson

Superb weather, outstanding scenery, active adventures or lolling on the beach or meandering the art scene Nelson ...

Ten family walks to explore near Milton: what to see, best things to do

Milton is a town with a passionate local community which boasts some great independent shops ranging from a butcher ...

10 outdoor things to do in New Plymouth

Taranaki has spectacular outdoor places to go from a short fantasy walk in Mount Egmont National Park to a stunning ...

Ten reasons to visit Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park & Karanganhake Gorge

An area quietly slumbering in the valleys of the Coromandel. It is all too easy to keep on driving through the ...

Matiu/Somes island, day trip from Wellington — what to do

An inviting picturesque island bang smack in the middle of the harbour invites the question, what happened there? A ...

Warkworth – short detour from State Highway one

Warkworth there are plenty of things to do. Warkworth, wrapped around the Mahurangi River is an urban buzz meets ...

Abel Tasman Travel Guide

Abel Tasman is New Zealand’s pocket handkerchief park. A treasure with global appeal due to glittering gold sandy ...

10 Taranaki Gardens and Parks worth a detour

The ten gardens are both privately owned and public spaces for visitors to enjoy. Perhaps the private garden you ...

Ten short easy Coromandel walks

Explore historic logging trails where kauri was extensively milled and gold mining relics. You have opportunities ...

Ten places to interest kids in Auckland worth a detour

Take the kids to a cemetery. Waikumete Cemetery (1886) is the largest park in Auckland with sweeping views of the ...

Ten holiday ideas for families in Akaroa

Holidays with kids Akaroa is an ideal holiday destination for local and overseas visitors due to the mix of ...

Ten great short walks for families in the Wairarapa

Bustle of a capital city is replaced by quiet spaces, hills, valleys, wetlands and river flats where the occasional ...

Six Taupo family friendly outdoors places to visit, nature explored

Let’s get the kids outdoors and meet the wildlife. Taupo offers several options for families with native bush walks ...

Six stunning places, autumn glory in the South Island

New Zealand foliage is largely evergreen, introduced (exotic) trees and shrubs provide the burst of autumn colour. ...

Seven outdoor inspirations Hurunui

Unearth North Canterbury Hurunui charms. While Hanmer is the star of the district this isjust part of the story of ...

Three walks, three favourite places in Auckland

Cornwall Park has wide open spaces galore for families and individuals to relax, refresh and revive in Cornwall ...

Thrills, adrenaline rush holiday fun, white water rafting NZ six top spots

White water rafting, kayaking, canyoning, jet boating or natural rock water slides take your pick. Your family ...

Raglan day trips to Kawhia and Aotea Harbours inland route

For visitors wanting to explore the area find beaches framed with orange tinted reefs, beaches with natural hot ...

Poor Knights Islands

The best spot for diving is … advocates debate where to go and what divers will encounter. The Poor Knights Islands ...

Top 10 short walks in Nelson

Walks from very easy short strolls to medium walks that are in remote locations. You can stand in an area of ...

Nine favourite public parks and gardens to visit in Christchurch

Gardens continue to stir the imagination and contribute to a sense of peace. For families gardens with play areas ...

9 family excursions & short easy walks

Exploring the outdoors is a core part of the holiday experience with New Plymouth / Taranaki offering a range of ...

Muriwai Gannet Colony: day trip from Auckland

Muriwai Beach and the cliff top gannet colony day exploration. A day exploring Muriwai beach village, a relaxed ...

Lake Hawea easy short walks and picnic locations

Wanaka and Hawea are natural crossroads in the journey to the West Coast. The rivers offer bountiful fly fishing ...

Four special places to visit in the Aongatete Forest, Kaimi Ranges Conservation Park

Volunteers the backbone of conservation, the passionate individual who gives time freely. This article is ...

Five great free walks in and around the Hokianga Harbour

Walks are a way to immerse yourself in the landscape and slow down the senses. You have a chance to observe small ...

Eight spectacular gardens to visit in Auckland

Free admission, picnics places for kids to run, jump, run and cartwheel. Places with shaded areas, contemplative ...

Eight fabulous gardens and parks in Southland

Cool climate with a brisk winter deepening the sparkle to spring blooms. Autumn is glorious with the leaf colour of ...

Dunedin day trip to Middlemarch

Scenery that inspires international acclaimed artists Extraordinary places where the bustle of the gold mining era ...

Day trip Westport to Karamea

Long empty beaches River estuaries rich in bird life Incredible granite and limestone formations of the Oparara ...

Great Alpine Highway 73, day trip to Arthurs Pass

The Great Alpine Highway is a day spent exploring natural landscapes from impressive karst rock formations to ...

Napier cycling wine trail day trip

For the energetic cyclists there is an opportunity to cycle from Havelock North—Clive, 47km, flat route 2–4 hours. ...

Day trip from Auckland to indulge in autumn colours, leafy highlights in the North Island

Cool undertones to the morning with warm light in the morning invigorating the day. Nature walks are comfortable ...

Day trip Dunedin cycling from Port Chalmers to Aramoana spit

Port to Port ferry (Portobella wharf – Port Chalmers)  11 km bike ride in conjunction with Dunedin’s Bike rental in ...

Auckland day trip

Sunshine, beaches with space to spare, native scenery hugging the coastal road. A classic day at the beach complete ...

Whanganui River Road in a day

The road is approximately 79 km in length and is carved from the cliffs surrounding the river. It is the only ...

Wellington Wildlife: five favourite places

An inviting picturesque island bang smack in the middle of the harbour is predator free and today the island has ...

Zealandia, a city sanctuary hidden in plain sight

This article is a heartfelt ode to one of the world’s great sanctuaries and it is in Wellington.