Central North Island
Jill Malcolm experiences the drive from Taupo to Tokaanu through a tourist’s eyes…
Destinations
Auckland
Taking the advantage of a sunny day last week, I walked along Takapuna Beach and ended up in the beleaguered Takapuna Holiday Park, curious to see if anything had physically changed.
Wellington / Wairarapa
Nina Mercer takes a walk on the wild side to the Putangirua Pinnacles
Waikato
Jill Malcolm visits Mt Maungatautari to learn more about a remarkable project helping protect our precious native birds
Bay Of Plenty
You’d have to be asleep to ignore the engineering skills that forced a road through the formidable bluffs of the Waioeka Gorge to link Opotiki to Gisborne.
Hawke's Bay
Heather Whelan explores an area that’s as well known for its Maori history as its Scandinavian. It’s also well-known for having a place name that’s as long as its rivers and winding roads.
Bay Of Plenty
Older and wiser, Jill Malcolm returns to Waihi, without the flowers in her hair.
Hawke's Bay
Viv Haldane checked out Route 52 in the middle of winter.
Coromandel
Jill Malcolm calls in at The Stray Dog in Miranda, and raves about it.
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.
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.
