Nelson & Bays
Elisabeth Easther shares highlights of her seven-day guided tour around Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough
Nelson & Bays
Destinations
As a former resident of the surrounding hinterland, Paul Owen revisits Collingwood and finds the town at the western end of Golden Bay is just as resilient and vibrant as he remembers it
Nelson & Bays
Travel writer Lisa Jansen visits Nelson and finds the town is much more than the gateway to Able Tasman and Golden Bay
Nelson & Bays
There’s something very satisfying about arriving at the end of a road, and when it’s SH60, you get the extra reward of finding yourself in charming little Collingwood, says Pamela Wade.
Nelson & Bays
Visitors to this tiny South Island village might think all the action is down at the lake until they take a look around town and dip into St Arnaud’s secret charms.
Nelson & Bays
Paul Owen parked up at Pohara in Golden Bay to learn about this ancient land’s history, and why this remote area is a mecca for RVers.
Nelson & Bays
Eleanor Hughes discovers that the cycle loop from Nelson and back is a feast for the eyes.
Nelson & Bays
Among the beech forest just outside Murchison, Eleanor Hughes discovers a flash of orange between the green foliage.
Nelson & Bays
Lisa Jansen starts at the top of the South Island and keeps going up, as she explores some of the more off-grid attractions beyond the better-known delights of this treasured region.
Nelson & Bays
A quick 48-hour stopoff across the strait to Nelson was
enough to give Vivienne Haldane the break she was looking for.
Nelson & Bays
Catherine Milford discovers that paradise reigns beyond the South Island’s marble mountain.
Nelson & Bays
Peter Janssen’s magnificent book, A New Zealander’s Guide to Touring Natural New Zealand, is structured geographically around itineraries – 22 in the North Island and 25 in the South. Each takes in several sites within one area, describing their natural beauty and listing good short walks or detours that show off the scenery at its best. In this extract, he covers the road trip from Motueka to Farewell Spit.
