New Zealand is a food and wine lover’s paradise and is similar in many ways to Australian cuisine with influences from the Maori culture, South East Asian, East Asian and South Asian cuisines. Make sure that you taste traditional Maori dishes such as Kina…

TranzAlpine Train. We love taking train journeys in New Zealand – whether a coastal trip across the pacific or, our favourite, the TranzApline Train. The route is between Christchurch and Greymouth and passes through immense beautiful terrains of farmlands, the legendary Canterbury Plains and…

Auckland. The largest city in New Zealand, and positively full of thing to do, in Auckland you’ll find volcanoes and lengths of beautiful coastline, while in the city centre you’ll find a bright skyline with the neon Sky Tower forming the centre piece. The…

Geothermal Mud New Zealand’s Rotorua is full of incredible thermal pools – we think that the best is Wai-o-tapu thermal wonderland, which offers incredible thermal coloured lakes, a geyser that erupts everyday and pools of creamy mud. Hell’s Gate and the Waikite Valley Thermal…

New Zealand has a pleasant Maritime climate with hot summer months and cool but never too cold weather. The south island gets some of the wettest weather, with the West coast and the Fiordlands ranking as some of the world’s wettest places, while the…

Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand and their influence on modern Kiwi life can be seen all over the island, but we think that it’s the roots of Maori culture that are most interesting to witness and so we’ve scoured the best…

Tipping in New Zealand is neither customary nor required, though for exceptional service by either your waiter in a restaurant or a concierge in a hotel – we suggest a tip of at least 10% of your bill or $10 – $15 for an…

New Zealand is a food and wine lover’s paradise and is similar in many ways to Australian cuisine with influences from the Maori culture, South East Asian, East Asian and South Asian cuisines. Make sure that you taste traditional Maori dishes such as Kina…