Nicky Park dishes up five food experiences to try in Rotorua.

Elisabeth Easther finds a town with Scandinavian heritage and real socks appeal.

At the sea life-rich Poor Knights, Donna McIntyre and family let the fish find them.

One of Auckland's most beautiful western suburbs, Huia is a darling settlement 33km from the centre of Auckland where time seems to have stood still.

If you think you know everything there is to see and do at Auckland's beaches, think again.

Sarah Ell and her family road, ride and walk-test the new attractions at Hobsonville Point.

Salmon 'chanted evenings are the toast of this town, discovers Elisabeth Easther.

At just 47km from central Auckland on the Hibiscus Coast, Waiwera is a doozy of a day trip.

Danielle Wright and family share the water with albatrosses, bottlenose dolphins and sea lions on a wilderness cruise through Doubtful Sound.

Danielle Wright finds there's more to Omaha than a millionaire's playground.

Elisabeth Easther finds fascination in a great bank robbery in a beautiful town.

In the splendid town of Middlemarch, Peter Feeney and his family stay on a sheep station and enjoy Southern hospitality that comes complete with locally brewed beer.

Few will have visited this quaint little Auckland suburb.

Kiwi holidaymakers are being offered a free ticket to ride this summer.

Susan Buckland gets in some bird-watching at Miranda's sanctuary.

Shandelle Battersby enjoys a mini-break at a luxury city hotel.

Otago's gateway is a hip town of vintage shops and nice beaches, says Elisabeth Easther.

A trip to the beach is among treasured items Barnados New Zealand wants to provide needy kids with this summer.

This isolated Northland community is an ideal spot for a weekend break, writes Holly Jean Brooker.

Holly Jean Brooker cools down with the kids at Balmoral's new Splashpad.

Eveline Harvey and her family check into a well-appointed apartment in Central Otago.

This town has big money, great pubs and cottage industries, discovers Elisabeth Easther.

Over five days, Greg Dixon does one of the ultimate New Zealand road trips: taking a car from Auckland to Bluff.

Here are five of our favourite places in Auckland to farewell the day.

Danielle Wright takes her grandmother Dolina for a walk down memory lane at Yatton Park.

Four of the best parks and outdoor spaces to take your kids.

For rural friendliness and city fun, this gem has it all, finds Elisabeth Easther.

Pack an overnight bag and leave the big smoke behind for a sea break on the Hauraki Gulf, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Attractions at Westpac Stadium — aka the Cake Tin — make a trip to the capital imperative, writes Jared Savage.