Nicky Park heads up North to embrace her inner boatie, working for a day on a maxi-yacht.

Karekare's 'black sand and craggy cliffs and bush-clad hills' appeal no surprise to a local.

Justine Tyerman and her mum take a trip and never leave the rest home.

Do we know where we’re going to? Not always – but that’s half the point of travelling, writes Ewan McDonald.

Danielle Wright spends the night in a little red caboose, before climbing Northland's iconic Tokatoka Peak.

On the island of Rotoroa in the Hauraki Gulf, Elisabeth Easther finds beaches, birds and peace.

It's been a week of filling in gaps - exploring a few highways around the North Island that, as a South Islander, I'd never driven before ...

Swallowing a sneaking suspicion she's a culture cougar, Catherine Smith is wowed by the wearable arts.

Elisabeth Easther finds comfort in New Zealand's gumboot capital.

The world’s top 10 beaches have been named in an international survey and the New Zealand coastline hasn’t made the list.

Apart from being home to New Zealand's entire hop production, the Nelson region is also home to a dazzling group of breweries and craft beer bars.

Donna McIntyre cycles, horse rides and roams around scenic Opotiki.

Before we lose daylight savings, a trip to the winterless north should be on your wishlist.

Cate Foster takes a nostalgic drive through the hill country between Herekino and Hokianga.

Ewan McDonald enjoys a few reds and Blacks in one of the country’s burgeoning food and wine regions.

Elisabeth Easther learns what makes this Waikato town tick.

Justine Tyerman discovers a new form of torture at Morere, near Gisborne.

Elisabeth Easther gets a taste of the 'Fruit Bowl of the South'.

New Zealand has been named World's Best Luxury Destination for 2013 in the Chinese Luxury Travel Awards.

This West Coast gem is wild at heart, finds Elisabeth Easther.

Elisabeth Easther finds a Far North town steeped in history.