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Riverside Market: The Beating Heart of Christchurch's City Centre
Tucked along Oxford Terrace beside the Ōtākaro Avon River, Riverside Market is a food hall in the Christchurch Central City that opened on 28 September 2019.
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Why Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa) Deserves a Spot on Your New Zealand Itinerary
If you're road-tripping through Northland and your map shows Kerikeri, do yourself a favour and make the short detour to Rainbow Falls. It's one of those spots that doesn't need much hype — a 27-metre curtain of water dropping straight into a pool below, tucked into native bush, with barely any effort required to get there. Here's why it's worth the stop.
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Why Mount Hikurangi Should Be On Your East Coast Itinerary
If you want to visit somewhere that feels genuinely far from anywhere else, Mount Hikurangi is a good bet. It sits deep in the East Coast backcountry, about 130 km north of Gisborne, and it's less about postcard convenience and more about being somewhere with serious cultural weight and mythology behind every ridge. Here's why it's worth the trek.
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Why Taranaki Maunga Should Be On Your New Zealand Radar
Ask a Kiwi to name the country's most photogenic mountain and there's a good chance Taranaki Maunga comes up. It's the near-perfectly symmetrical cone rising out of farmland on the west coast of the North Island, and it's got just as much going on beneath the surface — geologically, culturally, and legally — as it does on top. Here's why it's worth the trip.
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Why Tiritiri Matangi Island Belongs on Your Auckland Bucket List
If you've ever wanted to see what New Zealand sounded and looked like before predators arrived, Tiritiri Matangi is about as close as you'll get. It's a small island in the Hauraki Gulf, just over an hour by ferry from downtown Auckland, and it packs in more rare native wildlife per square metre than almost anywhere else in the country. Here's why it's worth carving out a day for.
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Why Bill Richardson Transport World Is a Must for the Motor Types
If you're the kind of person who slows the car down for a roadside vintage tractor, or who can't walk past an old Ford without checking the badge, Invercargill has a spot that was basically built for you. Bill Richardson Transport World is the largest private automotive museum of its kind in the world, with over 300 classic vehicles under one roof — and it's every bit as serious about its collection as that sounds. Here's why it deserves a stop on any petrolhead's South Island route.
Continue readingRiverside Market: The Beating Heart of Christchurch's City Centre
Tucked along Oxford Terrace beside the Ōtākaro Avon River, Riverside Market is a food hall in the Christchurch Central City that opened on 28 September 2019.
Continue readingWhy Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa) Deserves a Spot on Your New Zealand Itinerary
If you're road-tripping through Northland and your map shows Kerikeri, do yourself a favour and make the short detour to Rainbow Falls. It's one of those spots that doesn't need much hype — a 27-metre curtain of water dropping straight into a pool below, tucked into native bush, with barely any effort required to get there. Here's why it's worth the stop.
Continue readingWhy Mount Hikurangi Should Be On Your East Coast Itinerary
If you want to visit somewhere that feels genuinely far from anywhere else, Mount Hikurangi is a good bet. It sits deep in the East Coast backcountry, about 130 km north of Gisborne, and it's less about postcard convenience and more about being somewhere with serious cultural weight and mythology behind every ridge. Here's why it's worth the trek.
Continue readingWhy Taranaki Maunga Should Be On Your New Zealand Radar
Ask a Kiwi to name the country's most photogenic mountain and there's a good chance Taranaki Maunga comes up. It's the near-perfectly symmetrical cone rising out of farmland on the west coast of the North Island, and it's got just as much going on beneath the surface — geologically, culturally, and legally — as it does on top. Here's why it's worth the trip.
Continue readingWhy Tiritiri Matangi Island Belongs on Your Auckland Bucket List
If you've ever wanted to see what New Zealand sounded and looked like before predators arrived, Tiritiri Matangi is about as close as you'll get. It's a small island in the Hauraki Gulf, just over an hour by ferry from downtown Auckland, and it packs in more rare native wildlife per square metre than almost anywhere else in the country. Here's why it's worth carving out a day for.
Continue readingWhy Bill Richardson Transport World Is a Must for the Motor Types
If you're the kind of person who slows the car down for a roadside vintage tractor, or who can't walk past an old Ford without checking the badge, Invercargill has a spot that was basically built for you. Bill Richardson Transport World is the largest private automotive museum of its kind in the world, with over 300 classic vehicles under one roof — and it's every bit as serious about its collection as that sounds. Here's why it deserves a stop on any petrolhead's South Island route.
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