Manawatu / Whanganui

Vivienne Haldane is inspired by a pair of public gardens – each the legacy of visionary couples.

Jill Malcolm shares her latest adventures and experiences from the road: this time staying at Kai Iwi Beach Holiday Park near Whanganui

MCD's Eleanor Hughes completes a history lesson on wheels, cycling along a trail where coach and horses once travelled.

Some of New Zealand’s freshest produce is on offer on the back roads of Horowhenua. Jacqui Gibson joins the annual Horowhenua Taste Trail.

Claire Smith steps back in time to a place of rainforests and abundant birdlife, silver-service Devonshire teas, and 1900s beauty and simplicity

A return visit to Whanganui gives MCD editor Claire Smith much to delight in: parks aplenty, riverside beauty, artworks at every turn – and the best cinnamon scrolls ever

Travel writer Jill Malcolm shares her latest adventures and experiences from the road, this time taking a swing at the Manawatu Golf Club

A closed railway line, a helicopter flight, a bridge to nowhere, a thrilling jet boat ride and an overnight stay in a remote historic hotel… NZMCD revel in two days on the Forgotten World Adventures tour

NZMCD writer Nina Mercer heads to the Ruahine Forest Park on a crisp winter morning for the ultimate fun day out—playing in the snow