Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and whether you choose to celebrate with love and romance, or use the day to share your love or gratitude for a close friend or family, we’ve put together a gift guide of goodies perfect for those who love exploring, adventuring, and discovering.
Plan a destination date and choose from one of the many epic events coming up around the country, such as WOMAD Aotearoa 2025 (New Plymouth), Art Deco Festival (Napier), or Hamilton Arts Festival. Lock in tickets to your favourite components of each event, map out a road trip and/or book campsites before you miss out.
If you’re looking for a sensory experience that lasts longer than a fragile bunch of blooms (plus adds some appeal to your RV or home), CIRCA’s Rose & Lychee fragrance offers floral notes of rose petals and a juicy burst of lychee, for old-world elegance with a modern twist. Available in your choice of soy candle or fragrance diffuser (or why not choose both?).
Stay shade savvy without breaking the bank with this fun Living & Co pastel beach umbrella. Pair it with the Retro Cooler in lavender for the ultimate duo, to allow you to rest and relax beach or lakeside, or wherever you choose to venture. The 12L chilly bin is ideal for keeping snacks and drinks cool, or for storing your sunscreen, caps and accessories in one convenient place.
Picnic time has never been more convenient, whether you’re packing bubbles and fresh strawberries, or a three-course meal. This 47L Ninja FrostVault Hard Cooler redefines the once humble cooler as you knew it, featuring patented technology with a specially designed Dry Zone drawer. High-tech insulation perfectly keeps food and snacks cool, dry, and separate, and the classic cool box is combined with a specially designed Dry Zone drawer. The heavy-duty cooler is built to keep ice for days – perfect for off-road adventures.
Travelling without an insulated drink bottle has become almost unimaginable. Gift your love (or Galentine) a new Hydro Flask Travel Bottle for year-round hydration, whether their preference is for a hot or cold beverage on the go. These reusable eco-friendly stainless steel drink bottles are double-walled vacuum insulated and the wide mouth opening is ice cube friendly, with the design fitting most cupholders.
Say hello to extreme comfort and stability with the new Men’s Golf Dasher from the iconic brand Allbirds. Made for on-course comfort, with ZQ merino wool and enhanced midfoot stability, this lightweight style seamlessly transitions from on-course to post-round drinks.
Clean up your act with the newly released Dyson Car+Boat vacuum, the first of its kind, uniquely designed to tackle the specific cleaning challenges of cars and boats (and RVs). The compact design belies the powerful suction and impressive battery run time (approx. 50 mins). Also perfect for cleaning bedding and pet beds and the fully sealed filtration system helps deal with allergy-triggering particles. Everyone’s definition of romance is different but a truly effective gadget is always a win.
Treating a loved one to a memorable experience is always a successful gift idea. Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari (Waikato) is launching a new, immersive Kiwi Experience Tour, allowing the public to get up close to kiwi at the sanctuary for the first time. The interactive experience will be available from March until mid-April as part of the country’s largest kiwi translocation project, and all proceeds from the Kiwi Experience Tour will go directly towards Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari’s kiwi programme and supporting ongoing conservation efforts.
Pow(d)er up your travel essentials and enjoy an effective but minimalist skincare routine this year, with a helping hand from Dust&glow, a New Zealand brand dedicated to clean powder-based products, from shampoo and conditioner to bodywash and toothpaste. This travel essentials pack is perfect for keeping in your RV or taking camping, as it requires barely any space, and you just add water to the powder to activate/lather.
The Le Creuset Heart Collection is the perfect solution to any Valentine’s Day quandries, plus these special pieces are perfect lifetime pieces for your RV adventures for adding a touch of luxury to any occasion. Choose from the Heart Salt & Pepper Shakers, Heart Mugs and Heart Ramekins.
Elevate your iced coffee experience year-round with the Nespresso First Serve classic Iced Latte capsules. These capsules are designed specifically for iced coffee, ensuring a barista-quality pour every time. Adding a further punch of style is the Nespresso x Pantone Vertuo Pop and Aeroccino3 Bundle in eye-catching mandarin orange, for an unforgettable gifting option.
A perfect gift for the keen fisherman in your life, this Fish Towelie from StokedNZ is not just a towel and windbreaker/sun protection, it’s also a portable changing room – ideal for changing from togs into dry clothes and vice versa. Plus it doubles as a handy wearable towel for drying your hands after baiting a hook, with ruler measurements down the front for easy fish size measuring. The lightweight design helps keep the sun off without cooking you inside!
The gift of practicality and functionality is often the win over more frivolous items. This Oztent Multi Purpose Tool is compact enough to accompany you on any adventure and ensures you’re kitted out with everything from a flexible LED strip and carabiners to the more obvious can and bottle openers and pliers. Also includes waterproof wire, a torch and scissors.
For a gift that continues to give year-round, subscribe your loved one to their favourite magazine and support the dwindling market of print magazines! Of course, we wouldn’t be doing our job properly if we didn’t recommend an annual subscription to Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations as our number one pick!