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 the night under a blanket of stars.   As we are up at...

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 highest occupied year...

31st January     SOUTH ISLAND-MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS We leave early to catch the Interislander ferry across the Cook Strait through the Marlborough Sounds to the South Island.  After a short wait at the port, we drive on and head upstairs to the seating area which is...

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 of the national park.   Finding a self-contained cabin, we relax for...

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 from Australia where we lucky to...

AUCKLAND The next day we head back into Auckland where we visit the Big Picture Wine experience. It seems we have a personalised tou