West Coast

Lisa Jansen visits Glacier Country on the South Island’s west coast and discovers more than just the glaciers – although they are a highlight.

New Zealand’s West Coast is known for its rugged, untamed beauty

Jill Malcolm shares her latest adventures in the wild native forests around Hokitika

Famous for its reflected views of surrounding mountains, Lake Matheson is a place of almost unparalleled beauty, says NZMCD writer Nina Mercer

A chance comment leads Jill Malcolm on a quest with a novel theme: to track down every historic New Zealand library built by the legendary Andrew Carnegie

NZMCD writer Nina Mercer, with family in tow, goes on a 10-day adventure exploring the South Island

NZMCD checks out Jackson's Retreat. If you're looking for a campground to park, be sure to enter our competition to stand a chance to win an overnight stay!

NZMCD writer Tim Warrington travels from Hokitika to Franz Josef Glacier, marvelling at the spectacular scenery

If you don’t want to hump your bluey over the Heaphy Track, here are several interesting walks around Karamea that are neither too long nor too taxing

MCD explores gold mining on the West Coast

MCD's former editor Jill Malcolm explores the town that inspired Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries and how it looks nearly 160 years after the novel was set n