A scenic trip around Lake Taupo – from town to country – for a night First Stop We headed off on a Saturday, first stop: Vine Eatery & Bar in central Taupo for a scrummy lunch – no booking required.…
Interview on “Heading Off” Wednesday 10 June 2026
In New Zealand, it was the first long weekend after a wet and cold winter – signalling summer was on the horizon. So we took the opportunity for a classic Kiwi break. We chose to head to Tairua – a…
It doesn’t often happen that you go to a restaurant and then want to go back straight away. But this time, we couldn’t help but return to the lovely Charlotte’s Kitchen restaurant in Paihia, Northland, New Zealand. And this is…
A Road Trip Home Port Waikato On Saturday morning, post-concert, and after a fulsome and delicious breakfast (part of the deal when booking at Airdale Suites Hotel), we headed south to Mt Maunganui, then decided to take a detour. Taking…
A Rock Concert in Auckland Matakriki falls on the Friday closest to the last quarter period of the lunar calendar. To celebrate this important time for Maori, Matariki became a public holiday in New Zealand in June 2022. On Friday,…
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An especially enjoyable Labour Weekend in Auckland inspired me to share my recent experience with you. Auckland offers lots of “getaway” options, and because many locals head either South or North for their long weekend break, Auckland becomes a haven…
Ten tips to help you plan your stay. Mount Maunganui is a charming beachside town in the fifth biggest city in New Zealand. Tauranga. Sitting northeast of the CBD and joined by a harbour bridge, “The Mount,”(as locals call it),…
I just got back from a weekend in “The Central Plateau” in the North Island of New Zealand. Namely a small, remote “desert” town called Turangi. Fifty kilometres southwest of Taupo and skirted by volcanic mountains; Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro,…
Coromandel Is a picturesque, bush-clad Peninsula jutting into the Pacific Ocean on the North East coast of AotearoaNZ protecting the Firth of Thames and Hauraki Gulf to the west, its coastline is dotted with sandy white beaches and Pohutukawa trees…
