Bay Of Plenty
It takes a certain genius to design and build a narrow gauge railway, turn it into a major tourist attraction and return the profits to fund an ambitious conservation project.
Destinations
Waikato
Have you ever been for a walk in native bush and wished you had someone knowledgeable to help identify plants and find out more about their qualities? Vivienne Haldane and her family were guided through the Pouakani Trust's magnificent forest near Mangakino and here's what they found.
Northland
It possibly began with the quirky, Hundertwasser-designed public toilets in the northern town of Kawakawa, where attending to one's bodily functions has become an intriguing, somewhat psychedelic experience.
Northland
Dargaville was once the country's busiest trading port. Peta Stavelli looks into the region's history at Dargaville Museum.
Bay Of Plenty
Jill Malcolm checks out one of the world's successful bird-of-prey conservation programmes at the Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre near Rotorua.
Wellington / Wairarapa
Strong growth in visitor numbers across the Nov-Jan holiday period has meant a merry Christmas and a happy New Year for Wellington businesses.
Otago
Queenstown tourism company Thunder Jet has been granted consent by the Environment Court to operate four jet boats on the lower Shotover River, carrying up to 34 passengers in each.
Northland
Peta Stavelli took shelter from the storm, undercover at Northland's magnificent Kauri Museum.
Hawke's Bay
A red kiwi, a red poppy, a red beer label and a restored red railcar have James Heremaia seeing red in the Wairarapa. These were some of the highlights of his road trip on SH2.
Hawke's Bay
Vivienne Haldane explores extraordinary Eastwoodhill, the national arboretum of New Zealand.
Northland
Great outcomes are often the result of the several ideas clicking into place at the right time. And so it was for the Hylands of Kerikeri, the family who started The Old Packhouse Market.
Northland
Among the features that characterise the Far North of New Zealand are the many small historic and charming churches that dot the landscape. Pakaraka Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity is one of the loveliest.
