Northland

Glenys and Joe Foster share the story of becoming Uretiti Beach Camp managers

Building memories of beachside summers, camping with kids is hugely rewarding and a whole lot of fun. You just have to make like the Scouts and ‘be prepared’.

MCD go to Keri Keri to check out the citrus capital of New Zealand

MCD goes camping in Whananaki

In our third story of our series on artisan food features MCD checks out the small companies doing amazing things in Northland.

Jill Malcolm is saved from cabin fever by a new chocolate shop in Kerikeri.

A colonial heritage, funky markets, fabulous produce and great walks… it’s fair to say that Liz Light loves Kerikeri. Here’s how she spent her weekend there.

Jill Malcolm slips behind the scene of the more usual road north, to find the sweet backwaters of the Old Russell Road.

One of the best things about travelling New Zealand is that you never quite know what you are going to come across, such as a little slice of Cuba in sunny Northland.

Those in the know will most likely agree that Otamure Beach has one of the most desirable DOC camps in the Far North.

No photographs are allowed so just take my word for it -– the Kawiti Caves, with its myriad of glowing inhabitants, is well worth inspection.

Jill Malcolm drives from kauri forests to kumara patches between the two vast harbours of the Hokianga and Kaipara and discovers isolated beauty and a haunted past.