Lifestyle

From a pop-top Hiace, exploring the United States by road and converting a bus in Australia, to moving back to New Zealand for yet another van conversion, Goose and Ellen Oliver tell us their story of living life permanently on the road.

Competition winners Steve and Lyn Jones were over the moon to be drawn as the winners of our recent MCD giveaway, winning themselves a week-long beachfront holiday in the Coromandel in a VW Grand California. Anna King Shahab caught up with the lucky couple to find out how it went.

Food writer Sophie Merkens spent much of last year travelling the length and breadth of the country by campervan, interviewing Kiwi women with a connection to food – those who grow, gather, forage, and create from the land. The result is her new book, Grow.

Danielle Street’s childhood was filled with happy memories of travelling with her grandparents in an old Bedford; She tells Catherine Milford she’s on the road to providing the same experience for her own daughters.

Alexia Santamaria meets with a young family who have swapped the 9-5 grind for life on the road – and they couldn’t be happier.

Heading off on holiday with young kids in tow can be challenging, to put it mildly. I Spy is unlikely to do the trick for the whole journey, while iPads and iPhones lead to too much screen time and car sickness. Catherine Milford investigates a game that can keep the whole family entertained as you drive this Easter holiday.

Motorhome novices Catherine Milford and her husband Trevor hit the road to discover more about living life on wheels. With the help of Wilderness Motorhomes, they embarked on an adventure like no other.