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If you’re heading off for some well-deserved R&R, there’s no better time to grab a great book. Peta Stavelli reviews some of the latest offerings from New Zealand publishing houses.
After years of professionally repairing and refurbishing other people’s caravans, Bryan Rusbatch decided to pour his accumulated knowledge into the design and build of a unique caravan. So unique, in fact, Unique Caravans was the name he chose for the design.
Peta Stavelli steps up — and up some more — to revel in the luxury of Lifestyle Motorhome’s MAN-sized Magnum motorhome.
If you’re expecting extra guests at your camping spot this summer, there are plenty of fantastic bits of kit that can remain stowed out of the way until needed, making sure everyone is accommodated for.
All too often we have left the ferry at Picton and headed straight for Kaikoura or Nelson, but this time we decided to spend some time in Marlborough. We were lucky and struck a perfect day for exploring the Wairau (or Vernon) Lagoons, just down the road from our park spot at Riverlands Roadhouse. The lagoons are part of an extensive wetlands area, sheltered behind a boulder bank at the south end of Cloudy Bay.