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Along the home stretch

A new scheme allows visitors to park their campervans for free at people's homes, writes Jonathan Freedland.

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The naked truth about a cheeky town

Nude rugby Dunedin

Marissa Calligeros finds all sorts of wild beasts on display in a visit to New Zealand's South Island university town.

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Dropped into the cauldron

Out of the blue ... footsteps among the fissures and fumarol.

Keith Austin feels the heat as he explores the inner reaches of a hissing, bubbling volcano.

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Taken for a ride in the land of the long, slow climb

Cycling beside Lake Hawea, New Zealand.

One man's undulation is another man's alp, discovers Richard Tulloch on a cycling tour of the South Island.

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Perfect pitch at the summit

Peak and troughs... the tented lodges have a hot tub on the deck and sheepskin carpets.

By helicopter to the Southern Alps, Tricia Welsh discovers a soft landing in a luxury tent on a sheep and cattle station.

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Stuntman cometh

Glowworms, Lost World, Waitomo caves adventure.

If Tom Cruise can do it, so can Richard Tulloch, who meets his fear head on.

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Mind, body and luxury

With the help of the resident doctor, Max Anderson finds the ingredients for longevity at a high-end lodge.

Cruising

Classic Pearl's wise ways

On for young and old ... the Pacific Pearl's pool deck.

P&O's latest ship hosts pool parties on one deck and exclusive dinners on another, writes Joanna Hall.

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Tee for two

Green peace ... the Kauri Cliffs golf course overlooks the Cavalli Islands.

Sally Webb's suspect swing is no handicap to enjoying a North Island playground.

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A special moment with warriors

Mal Chenu IT MIGHT be OK for a beefy Wallaby to stare down a bunch of powerfully built Kiwis as they launch into a ferocious, blood-curdling haka - but for those of us not built like Nathan Sharpe, it's...

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Join the inn crowd

Tabac, co-owned by musician Neil Finn.

Auckland is full of quirky and unusual bars - provided you know where to look. Dan Kaufman goes on the hunt.

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Sound way to see far

Into the blue MS Volendam.

Joanna Hall tours New Zealand aboard a ship that echoes the grand ocean-going liners of old.

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Sunny town hot right now

Marina in the early evening, Nelson,

Jimmy Thomson revisits a city now very much awake to the rewards of top-class dining and swish eco-stays.

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Face time on the trail

Overhead of Resolution Bay from Queen Charlotte Track.

Abandoning the burdens of routine and luggage, Michelle Griffin finds a clear path on Queen Charlotte Track.

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Kiwi beauties from the inside out

South Island splendour ... Matakauri Lodge overlooks Lake Wakatipu and snow-capped mountains;

Our trans-Tasman neighbours have established an international reputation for luxury lodges in remote locations.

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Island artscape

Top deck ... (from far left) sea views at Waiheke Island; Collapse a work by Fletcher Vaughan that will be on show at next year's Headland Sculpture on the Gulf;

Susannah Walker returns to her former home in the Hauraki Gulf populated by artists and alternative lifestylers.

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Ask and you shall receive

Hotel. Lake Okareka and the lodge

At a luxury lodge near Rotorua, Max Anderson discovers no request is unreasonable for the resident butler.

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A clean Shweeb: on board the Googlemobile

Triple kicks ... get your adrenalin pumping with Swooping, Shweebing or Zorbing in Rotorua.

Putting the pedal to the bubble, David Whitley takes a futuristic pod on a race around Rotorua's countryside.

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Countryside to fall for

Dizzying drop ... the writer

If Steve McKenna is going to throw himself out of a plane, it may as well be over the scenic Bay of Islands.

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Clearly a clever angle

Briar Jensen finds a glass ceiling offering light relief.

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