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Hamilton’s heady swirl of art

If ever there is a city where past pre-conceived notions need to be firmly consigned to the trash can, “the

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Hamilton: Bites & Brews

After taking my fill of Hamilton’s enriching slate of artistic and cultural confections, I was eager to dip into the

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Free-wheeling Waikato’s riches

The mighty Waikato is tailor-made for free-roaming, a proud province chock-full of enticing towns, villages and striking natural attractions, from

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Life-changing: Family time in Sydney

For the past decade, Justine Tyerman has been a globetrotting travel writer . . . now all she wants to

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Backyard adventures in Manawatū

Framing Manawatū’s eastern horizon, the towering spine of the Tararua and Ruahine Ranges lords over the plains like a giant

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An eyeful of art in Palmerston North

There is a buzz and bustle to the perky centrepoint of Palmerston North that’s the envy of many a New

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Worth the Trip: Signature Kiwi Tastes

An irrefutable dimension to a memorable trip, no matter how short or long, is the kai we eat along the

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Outdoorsy adventures in Murchison

Wedged between two national parks, it’s all about the outdoors in Murchison. To the right of town, Nelson Lakes National

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Capers at Cape Kidnappers

It’s a feathered frenzy of preening birds, theatrical mating rituals and rampant adultery. Pinned to the ocean edge of Cape

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Winter journey into the soul of Fiordland with RealNZ
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Winter journey into the soul of Fiordland with RealNZ

Some journeys begin with expectation; others unfold into quiet revelation. The full-day coach trip from Queenstown to Milford Sound belongs

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Queenstown in Winter – a frosted dream of majesty and motion
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Queenstown in Winter – a frosted dream of majesty and motion

When winter arrives in Queenstown, the alpine town undergoes a transformation so vivid, so achingly beautiful, that it feels as

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Timeless tranquility-A Moselle river journey with AmaWaterways
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Timeless tranquility-A Moselle river journey with AmaWaterways

Europe has many faces. There’s the grand and the familiar Paris at twilight, the spires of Cologne, the vineyard-laced Rhine.

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