Travel New Zealand

Slow Travel in New Zealand

To really get to know New Zealand, you have to do less and take in more… New Zealand is the indisputable thrill-seeking capital of the world. And if you want a rush, there’s no place better on the planet. But if you want to get off the bus, smell the native flowers and eat kai (food) fresh from the river or bush, you will be the richer for it.

Ready, Set, Go - New Zealand's Vineyard Marathons

The combination of great landscapes and award-winning wines is hard to resist – and what better way to earn that indulgent glass or two than with a vineyard marathon? Whether you’re a “social” runner or a serious athlete, you’ll find a trail for every fitness level. Each marathon or half marathon provides a way to experience the regions, from cellar doors and across beachfronts to winding island roads. With a flagship vineyard at the end of each run, you’ll also have the perfect motivation to reach the finish line.

Clean Eating in New Zealand

You would expect New Zealanders to eat well. The country’s rolling pastures, ample rainfall and isolation have always created plenty of seasonal produce and the traditional food culture was based on whole foods, home baking and preserving. In recent years though, Kiwis have gone further, embracing clean eating, organics and artisan producers as part of their daily routine.

New Zealand's Luxury Wellness Retreats

For many travellers to New Zealand, including a visit to a wellness retreat has become a much-anticipated part of their trip itinerary.

Barbequing, Kiwi Style

As Canadians, we are sweeping the snow or, on the West Coast, dusting the pollen off our barbeques this time of the year, but New Zealand is knee deep into their barbequing season.

Falling for New Zealand - Autumn Invigorates the Body & Soul

If you are looking to engage all five senses while on vacation, New Zealand in autumn has it all. A real feast for the senses, autumn is a time of plenty in every imaginable way. During the months of March, April and May, skies are blue and foliage is ablaze with golden colours. Fruit harvests are underway and New Zealanders are heading out on weekends to play and enjoy a jam-packed calendar of events.

Pete's Dragon Trailer - Real New Zealand Locations

From the land that was the backdrop for blockbuster movies such as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit Trilogy, King Kong and many others – New Zealand is once again front and centre on the big screen.

An Insider's Guide to Wellington, New Zealand

With its compact size, creative spirit, world-class coffee and progressive craft beer scene, it’s easy to see why Lonely Planet named Wellington the “coolest little capital in the world.” These local characters are as cool as the city they call home, so you know their insider tips are worth noting.

Food From the Source: Eating Local in New Zealand

New Zealand is famed for its extraordinary cuisine – think from gate to plate, sea to pan, market stall to salad bowl. Visitors to the country come home raving about what they ate, and not just from meals in upscale restaurants. You don’t have to go out of your way to experience astonishingly fresh and flavourful foods in the land of the long white cloud – even if you are just visiting the country.

New Zealand's Coast to Coast Mountain Race

Looking for a world-class sporting event to highlight a vacation? Coast to Coast is an iconic multi-sport event held on New Zealand’s South Island. Beginning on February 12, 2016, at Kumara on the west coast, the race traverses the width of the island, finishing on the east coast at New Brighton.

New Zealand's Honey Trail

New Zealand honey is creating quite a buzz with its health benefits, attracting both the curious and the sweet-toothed. New Zealand has thousands of beekeepers managing more than 500,000 hives. Thanks to growing awareness about the unique health benefits of bee products, demand is blossoming. Discover the secret world of bees through apiarists opening their hives and lives to visitors.

Ten Reasons to Visit New Zealand in 2016

New Zealand might not be very large, but it is a land of dramatic contrasts. There are striking shorelines and majestic peaks where, if you plan your trip right, you can snow ski and surf in the ocean all in the same day. It’s also a nation where the inhabitants are dedicated to sport, art, culture, history and the great outdoors.

Wellington, New Zealand's Craft Beer Scene - Kelp, Oysters and Beervana

The craft beer movement, initially fuelled by a resurgent interest in home brewing, has overturned traditional and mainstream ideas about beer and brewing all around the world.

The Pioneer - New Bike Race Launched in New Zealand

For those who love to travel the world around biking events, The Pioneer is an audacious, seven-day mountain bike stage race for elite and amateur athletes alike. It takes riders (in teams of two) through the best of New Zealand’s spectacular landscape – along trails that few ever get to enjoy – and is following in the footsteps of New Zealand’s early explorers.

Find your selfie heaven in New Zealand

In today’s social media-driven world, when a simple landscape shot just isn’t enough, a selfie can be the best bet to make your friends and family jealous, increase your followers or add a bit of humour to the average travel diary.

Tea and Scones During Marathon

What happens if you take Rotorua, New Zealand’s North Island home of spectacular scenery, geothermal activity, lakes and forests, add in a cultural heritage that’s been nurtured for hundreds of years, and then drop in over 1000 local and international runners? You get a trail running experience like no other.

New Zealand - Accommodations Fit for a King

Generations of royals have visited New Zealand since the Queen first stepped ashore in 1953, and next in line to visit is also next in line to the British Throne – Prince Charles. Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit New Zealand from November 4 – 10 and will visit Wellington, Dunedin, Nelson, Westport, Ngaruawahia, New Plymouth and Auckland.

New Zealand's Shotover Jet Turns 50

In 1965, Shotover Jet took its first passenger and helped put New Zealand on the global tourism map. On November 13, 2015, Shotover Jet will be turning 50 years old. And on that day, it will become the first jet boat operator in the world to have operated continuously for this many years.

Black Water Adventures

Stubbs is operations supervisor for The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co. in Waitomo, established in 1987 and New Zealand’s first “black water” (think underground rivers) adventure tour company.

Holiday Like a Celebrity in New Zealand

Fancy a celebrity-style holiday? It may be much easier than you think. New Zealand is the perfect place to get away from it all – as some of the biggest names in the world have discovered. Below are some secret celebrity vacation spots in New Zealand – and you don’t need a superstar-size bank balance or an entourage to enjoy them.