Great scenery and a dollop of sugary history; Liz Light takes an autumn walk in Chelsea Heritage Park.

There's plenty to do in Taupo for the whole family, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Estelle Sarney takes a Rotorua walk through history and a thermal field.

Jill Worrall takes a hike to one of her favourite South Island beaches.

Heading down south by motorhome to the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow is a nostalgic, and pie-filled, journey for pilot Michael Walsh.

Danielle Wright takes her family to Rotorua and becomes a tourist in her hometown.

Lake Rotoiti is cafe owner Sarah Uhl's haven.

Dionne Christian and her family rummage around in nature's past on a fossil-hunting expedition.

This Waikato town's a treasure hunter's dream, writes Joanna Mathers.

A region's fine food delights MasterChef contestants, writes Joanne Carroll.

Danielle Wright visits the Whittaker's Music Museum and finds a great excuse to day-trip to Waiheke, even on a rainy autumn day.

Andy Kenworthy joins a group of hardy souls to test his survival skills on a wet weekend and comes out alive and kicking.

Golden Bay summers have woven into my memories since I was about 12, when we made our first trip here from Christchurch.

Two writers travel to Rotorua to see the two sides of the honeymoon experience.

Two South Island hotels are looking forward to big spin-offs after appearing on Conde Nast Traveler's 'Hot List'.

Cate Foster's weekend ramble takes her to a garden gallery that every member of the family will enjoy.

Kirsty Wynn and her family find fun by the bucketful at the lakeside.

DoC has indicated it will approve a concession to build a 43km monorail through conservation land, subject to public submissions.

Susan Edmunds looks past bad weather to see Tutukaka's many away-from-it-all virtues.

Rotorua's geothermal marvels are just as impressive after a long absence.

A day at the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist temple provides much-needed nourishment for the soul, writes Farida Master.

Alex Robertson burns up some energy on a mountain bike at a stag weekend in Rotorua.

My friend wanted to go for a walk but stipulated it had to be near her house and somewhere her large pup Mo could run off-lead for a while.

Two decades ago it was mostly only Otago and Southland locals who knew about the Catlins, but the secret's now out, writes Jill Worrall.

The trip to the very tip of New Zealand, where the Tasman Sea meets the mighty Pacific Ocean, is a pilgrimage every Kiwi should make, writes Megan Singleton.

Donna McIntyre discovers the lesser-known charms of Manukau Harbour.

In an area somewhere north of Taranaki James Russell has found a place that stills the heart and mind.

Rotorua's wild rides and lively pubs make for a great hen party.

Fiordland National Park is at risk of being turned into a theme park warn opponents of a proposed monorail.

Danielle Wright takes her train-mad son on the historic Kingston Flyer for a unique history lesson.