New Zealand : Article

Neighbourhood watch

The Tripologist Michael Gebecki compiles your pre-takeoff to-do list.

Awesome fun: kids' clubs that rock

Fun with Creative Holidays Cheerful Cook Islands family package. Photograph by Cook Islands Tourism 2012. SHD TRAVEL FEBRUARY 10 SHORT BREAKS KIDS CLUBS.

When the littlest guests are happy - mum and dad can have a holiday, too. Debbie Neilson-Hunter finds the resorts with the best options for under 12s.

New Zealand

Drop by: Martinborough, New Zealand

NZ

Wine and travel writer Winsor Dobbin presents the latest in a series of guides to Australia and New Zealand's top wine regions.

Short trips

The perfect spots to just fly and flop

Ayana Resort Bali

Jane Reddy Desperate for a sun lounge and a spa? Jane Reddy has the quick fix.

New Zealand

Keeping calm, carrying on

Pallet Pavillion.

Two years after the devastating earthquake, Julietta Jameson visits Christchurch and finds innovation and hope abound.

Cruising: shore excursions

All aboard for a gorgeous gorge

Taieri Gorge railway

A journey on a heritage train was the ideal way to see spectacular scenery.

Attractions

Tickets, please!

Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi

An astonishing line-up of new attractions awaits globetrotters in 2013, as Belinda Jackson and Julietta Jameson discover in their round-up of the best.

New Zealand

Why I love New Zealand: Tolkien's great grandson

Royd Tolkien.

As The Hobbit hits cinemas, JRR Tolkien's great grandson reveals why 'beautiful, breathless' New Zealand is the love of his life.

Tripologist

Tripologist: South Island rings the bell for postcard scenery

Milford Sound, New Zealand.

Tripologist Wild and wonderful, South Island is the postcard side of New Zealand.

Insider

Hobbit on board

Air New Zealand nude Mucci illustration

Travel Insider Whether it's clever marketing or a genuine desire to protect passengers, airlines are making safety videos fun - with Air New Zealand leading the way.

Driving holiday

Jack's Point golf course near Queenstown, New Zealand.

Craig Tansley looks at the best golf courses you can play this summer in Australia and New Zealand.

New Zealand

Melting moments

The lake, once a few ponds, is now several kilometres long.

Elissa Blake admires icebergs of all shapes and sizes in a spectacular alpine lake left by the retreating Tasman Glacier.

Cruising

A big surprise at sea

Milford Sound NZ

Reluctant first-time cruiser Guy Wilkinson finds a lot to love on board the Sun Princess.

New Zealand

Prepare for action

Prepare for action

Robert Upe picks his Queenstown top 10 — from pizza to parasailing.

New Zealand

The roar of the wild

Queenstown

Ben Groundwater Ben Groundwater channels his inner Bear Grylls on a challenging survival trek in Queenstown.

More bang for your buzz in Queenstown

Robert Upe On his 10th visit to New Zealand's adventure capital, Robert Upe pick his top 10 reasons to go.

New Zealand

Locations revealed as Hobbit fever hits tourists

The Hobbit, Gandalf

A decade after The Lord of the Rings trilogy, New Zealand is again gripped by Tolkien fever. This time, tourists are flocking to see the spectacular backdrop to The Hob-bit, reports Adrian Bridge.

New Zealand

Bounty from the mutiny

Bumboras Bay.

Louise Southerden joins the flying visitors writing a new chapter in Norfolk Island's colourful history.

New Zealand

Drop by: Hawke's Bay

Hawkes

Winsor Dobbin presents the latest in a series of guides to the leading wine regions of Australia and New Zealand.

Queenstown

Wild ideas

Robert Upe gets valuable survival lessons from a Queenstown bushman with a death-defying story of his own.

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