Shandelle Battersby flies Air New Zealand NZ643 from Auckland to Queenstown.

On an insider tour of Dunedin's hidden treasures, Eleanor Ainge Roy discovers the other Edinburgh deserves a second glance.

Kim Knight felt the fear (and then walked it off) on a six-hour side-trip to Hokitika.

There is one place in this beautiful country that always leaves me feeling completely fulfilled - Abel Tasman National Park.

Cycling is kept to a minimum and feasting to a maximum on this Tour de Nelson.

Hot springs, museums packed with Maori taonga and a demolition derby immortalised on film - there's plenty to love about Kaikohe, finds Elisabeth Easther.

We boarded the ferry at Devonport - it was 1982 - our first family camping holiday; lots of small humans, some bigger ones and a very old canvas tent.

Greg Fleming finds a great base from which to explore the East Cape.

The sleepy hamlet of Tapanui is a film star in its own right writes Elisabeth Easther.

Mokoia Island's colourful past covers passions from the benign to the violent.

The peaceful natural beauty of Wainui Inlet has Fergus Blakiston waxing lyrical.

Anna Harrison finds a jaw-droppingly beautiful view at Bay of Many Coves.

Victoria Clark stays at Sofitel Wellington, the capital city's first brand new hotel in 15 years, where the surrounds are luxuriously, romantically French.

This lovely spot comes with barrels of history, some of it millions of years old, as Elisabeth Easther discovers.

Sixty brands serving 300 beers: what 40-something wouldn't be in heaven, asks Jesse Mulligan.

Tennessy Weir checks into a lakefront hotel with a beautiful garden.

Sometimes you just throw a bag in the boot, reverse down the driveway. Nothin' more than a couple of hundred clicks of open road ahead. Ewan McDonald did.

The area's creativity is on show, writes Sara Bunny.

Joanna Hunkin lives the champagne lifestyle in Queenstown during a weekend loaded with luxury.

A new Lonely Planet book has singled out some of the best things to do in New Zealand - and most of them won't cost you a cent.

This friendly town is a fabulous place from which to explore the Catlins.

The mercury is dropping but Sarah Lawrence's spirits are rising as she heads south.

Sara Bunny heads over the Rimutakas to indulge in some winter R&R.

The operator of a new low-rise development joined to a historic hotel predicts it will command New Zealand's most expensive new hotel room rate at $10,000 a night.

There's far more to this gorgeous east coast centre than just the beach.

Shandelle Battersby finds plenty of activities for families in and around Whangarei.

Neil Reid travels to Waiheke Island for a 24-hour getaway and rediscovers one of the jewels in the wider Auckland region.

In New Zealand's original seat of power, Winston Aldworth finds a pub to celebrate.

Elisabeth Easther explores a piece of paradise, at the top of the South Island.

Winston Aldworth checks into a property with postcard views of prime New Zealand scenery.