Otago
Variety they say is the spice of life, which was why we took the road less travelled from Dunedin to Balclutha and avoided SH1.
Destinations
Auckland
Liz Light takes the wild and glorious back-country road from Leigh to Te Arai. These are some of the highlights from that road trip.
Hawke's Bay
Feeling a bit over winter? A visit to Taniwha Daffodils in Central Hawke’s Bay will revive your flagging spirits and put a spring in your step.
Canterbury
Jill Malcolm rambles down the line from Christchurch to Bluff, only stopping occasionally to partake of modest morsels of local produce.
Hawke's Bay
We rolled out of Gisborne towards Wairoa just as great dollops of rain began to cover the windscreen. Despite the washout to follow, our course was set, not down the usual route, but through Tiniroto along the old stock route referred to locally as the ‘inland’ road.
Wellington / Wairarapa
Liz Light drives Wairarapa’s South Coast road. These were some of the highlights.
Bay Of Plenty
About halfway between Ohope and Opotiki, following the inner lip of the Ohiwa Estuary, it’s easy to flash through Cheddar Valley without a second glance.
Otago
As the gateway to the Catlins, Owaka is putting itself more firmly on the travellers’ map.
Waikato
Jill Malcolm finds heaven on earth at Lake Arapuni, 65km south-east of Hamilton.
Northland
Jill Malcolm is saved from cabin fever by a new chocolate shop in Kerikeri.
Auckland
Check out some of the highlights from Liz Light’s motorhome adventure around New Zealand’s own Mahurangi Harbour.
Canterbury
Jill Malcolm discovers “an Aladdin’s cave of memorabilia” in the small Canterbury village of Mount Somers.
