Auckland

Jill Malcolm gets away with the birds at Auckland's RV-friendly Shakespear Regional Park. This is what you need to know about this amazing regional park.

Happy resident Liz Light reveals the Matakana the locals know and love.

It’s intriguing from above and delightful when you’re on it. Liz Light explores the Awhitu Peninsula.

For those of us Kiwis (and non-Kiwis) dreaming of pitching a tent and soaking up all the great outdoors has to offer, but lacking in the equipment to turn the dream into a reality, Adventure Capital has given us an easy solution.

Elsewhere in the country, Auckland (and Aucklanders) gets a lot of flak; but look beyond these outmoded perceptions and the country’s largest city has a lot to offer, writes City of Sails resident, Peta Stavelli.

We are lucky to have visited many beautiful parts of New Zealand over the past year. Here is a selection of our favourite spots to visit this summer.