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Best of summer: Where to find the country's top 10 fish and chip shops
The top 10 have been named but who will you vote as the country's number one?

Still waters run deep: Adventure and Luxury in Tamatea Dusky Sound
Magic moments come thick and fast while cruising southern Fiordland's majestic waters.

Rugged beauty: An art-inspired winter's escape in Southland
Bad weather won't hamper an enjoyable, art-inspired visit to Riverton/Aparima.

Green dreams are made of these: Lenz Reserve
The Lenz Reserve in The Catlins is helping regenerate native bush after years of logging.

DOC shuts great walk hut over bedbug infection
The huts had their busiest season, but less welcome guests checked in with the hikers.

TVNZ's Travel Guides' guide to Southland
Travel like a Travel Guide at the southern tip of Aotearoa.

Primordial flying reptiles: Tuatara leave Invercargill
Fears for the future of the reptiles arose when the museum was closed to the public.

Air NZ's present to Southlanders flying home for Xmas
The airline's newest route has had a turbulent first year.

Southland: All-terrain mountain buddies
A 180km cycle with two young boys starts out stressful but turns into an amazing adventure

Gore: A town by any other name
Gore's art gallery is the magnet, but other delights abound too, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy.

Fiordland: A leap of faith in the Darran Mountains
Derek Cheng basks in a panoramic view that few have experienced.

Six things to do in Southland
Venture to the bottom of the country and you'll find a warm welcome.

Hollyford Track: Valley girl
Shandelle Battersby gets a taste of tramping through the bush, with the luxury of home.

Stewart Island: Pacific's triple star
Our third island offers friendly locals and an array of adventures.

Fiordland: Region of the mountains
Neville Peat salutes the Milford Track's glorious tramping history.

Gore: Heart and soul of Southland
Paul Rush finds Gore is hooked on trout, hooch, abstract art, insects and music.

Fiordland: Where history speaks
John Roughan gains a deeper understanding of how Cook first saw New Zealand.