Kaikoura – Giant Sperm Whales

Kaikoura – Giant Sperm Whales

3rd  February      KAIKOURA WHALE WATCH TRIP  Kaikoura first attracted Maori who came to harvest the abundant seafood and were followed by European whalers and sealers.  The town is built on the site of a whaling station established in 1843. Giant…
New Zealand – The Rainbow Road

New Zealand – The Rainbow Road

5th February     THE RAINBOW ROAD From the spa fun in Hanmer Springs, we drive via Jacks Pass on a bumpy gravel path to the remote and majestic Lake Tennyson formed from a glacial moraine dam, where we camp up for…
New Zealand- Molesworth Station

New Zealand- Molesworth Station

4th February      MOLESWORTH STATION Molesworth Station is New Zealand’s largest farm, covering almost half a million acres with the country’s largest herd of beef cattle (up to 10,000 in winter) and also its most remote.  At 900metres, it is the…
NZ Wellington & Around

NZ Wellington & Around

26th January As we had already been to Hawkes Bay to the east of the island on a previous trip, we decide to head south 170km and 2 hours to the coast and Himatangi Beach driving the scenic roads out…
Rotorua & Tongariro National Park

Rotorua & Tongariro National Park

19th January    ROTORUA It’s 89km inland and just over an hours drive to Rotorua, NZ’s famous geothermal region which is home to spurting geysers, hot springs and bubbling mud pools.   We had been to Rotorua before on a previous trip…