Danielle Wright follows the tour buses to a sheep and beef farm in Matamata for the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour.

Danielle Wright spends a family weekend with nature.

Hauraki Adventurer and documentary maker Gus Roxburgh shares what he loves about our closest national park, the Hauraki Gulf.

Queenstown has come out on top in a poll of Tripadvisor website users.

Heather Tyler finds a small town making the most of some fabulous vineyards.

Danielle Wright discovers small-town seaside charms on a weekend away in Raglan.

Elisabeth Easther discovers a gem of a town in Northland where the train runs down the middle of the main street.

A steamy weekend in Whakatane has to include a visit to New Zealand’s most inhospitable island, writes Paul Rush.

There's much hilarity when Jane Binsley takes her daughter skiing for the first time.

Blenheim, named for a battle, is a peaceful oasis, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Elisabeth Easther finds New Zealand's former capital is still a capital place.

Elisabeth Easther checks out the wine and produce in the Gateway to North Canterbury.

Jill Malcolm uncovers six of New Zealand's best motorhome destinations in some of the remotest regions of the country.

Tramper's instinct proves more reliable than GPS in high country, writes Martin Johnston.

Donna McIntyre escapes the city on a campervan holiday.

Morton Kute takes an unscheduled nosedive aboard NZ414.

Chill out where high adventure and relaxation go hand in hand, writes Elisabeth Easther.

There's no end of things to see and do in the 'white city', writes Elisabeth Easther.

Finding true north in the Far North, Elisabeth Easther finds plenty there to spin her wheels.

Kawakawa's tourist loos have inspired more tiny art houses.

Amble for hours in any direction, writes Jane Jeffries.

Elisabeth Easther pays our winter wonderland a visit.

Winston Aldworth takes some unique tours of a re-shaped Christchurch.

Bone up on our country's past at one of these intriguing highway stop-offs.

A week-long cruise shows John Roughan why Fiordland's wilderness has never been tamed.

Tokoroa's talking poles tell Elisabeth Easther stories.

Catherine Smith jumped at the chance to bike and hike her way through Nelson's stunning landscape.

Sick of driving in Auckland's traffic, Elisabeth Easther explores Auckland by train.