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Food glorious food. We don’t know about you, but we love everything about food. Eating it. Talking about it. Talking about eating it. Food takes up at least 87% of our daily conversations in the office and here in New Zealand, we are blessed with an abundance of wonderful and delicious foods. A nation’s food …

New Zealand’s Favourite Foods – 11 delicious foods from New Zealand Read More »

Updated: 8 February 2021 Summer has officially landed. As we head into February, it feels like summer has really arrived here in New Zealand and what a summer it has been so far. Following the crazy year we all had in 2020, it felt like 2021 owed us an awesome New Zealand summer and so …

12 places you have got to visit in New Zealand this summer Read More »

With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting the opportunities for international travel, self drive day trips have become incredibly popular as the getaway of choice. We’re extremely lucky in this country as no matter where you are, you can pretty much hop into a car and a short drive later, be somewhere extraordinary. This is especially true …

9 Self Drive Day Trips From Auckland Read More »

We’re lucky enough to be a great destination for so many things. Culture and scenery are a given but what’s sometimes missed is the delicious New Zealand food you can enjoy. With some amazing fresh seasonal produce and seafood and some seriously talented chefs, there are some great opportunities to dine well. Very well! Before …

19 New Zealand Foods and where you can try them! Read More »

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a real spanner in the works for most of 2020, however, let’s not forget that the year got off to a really great start with a stunning summer here in New Zealand. Long sunny days saw many of us enjoying some well-deserved R&R on beaches up and down the country. …

New Zealand Summer – what have we got to look forward to? Read More »

We all know New Zealand is world-famous for our amazing tourist attractions. From the stunning Milford Sound to the bubbling pools of Rotorua and towering peaks of the Southern Alps – we live in paradise. There are, however, some tourist attractions that aren’t so much beautiful but more… weird. This doesn’t make them any less …

10 of New Zealand’s Weirdest Tourist Attractions Read More »

New Zealand has some stunning natural sights, geothermal and geological wonders, cultural experiences and adventure activities to visit but it also has some pretty amazing museums too. That’s why we’ve gone up and down the country to highlight the best museums in New Zealand that you can visit, no matter where your road trip takes …

10 Best New Zealand Museums Read More »

As a country completely surrounded by water, it’s no surprise that New Zealand has more than its fair share of lighthouses. From Cape Reinga at the tip of the North Island to Waipapa in the Deep South, you’ll find them dotted all around New Zealand’s stunning coastline. For those of you who love a good …

10 of New Zealand’s most photographed lighthouses Read More »