Waikato

The Waikato has plenty to see and do while you’re there. We’ve found five must-dos if you find a day or two to spare.

We love hearing lovely feedback from our winners! Tracy Steuart shares her experience at Café Irresistablue after winning a voucher from issue 174. Don’t forget to visit our competitions page to check out this month’s great prizes!

Travel writer Jill Malcolm shares her latest adventures and experiences from the road, this time stopping in at Cornerstone Alpaca Stud in Gordonton

At Monavale Blueberries, an organic blueberry orchard not far from Cambridge, NZMCD found a small rural cafe, inventively called Café Irresistiblue

Twenty-five years after leaving Hamilton, NZMCD writer Nina Mercer returns to the city to discover its thriving flora and faunan

The Zealong Tea Estate is the perfect place to find a cup of freshly brewed tea. To join their Discover Zealong Experience, simply enter our competition and stand a chance to win!n

NZMCD visits the Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia to witness a powerful and moving scene that recreates the Maori past as it once was

The cafe/restaurant, simply called Sylvia’s, is tucked in behind the sand dunes just a stone’s throw from Sunset Beach

MCD visits Waikato's Kawhia Harbour, a harbour-side township with fascinating Maori and European history

MCD shares a not-so-unexpected journey to Matamata's Hobbiton, describing the magic and detail put into the classic Kiwi movie set

MCD heads underground to explore the ancient caves of Waitomo