How the Southern Way might be your gateway to the Southern Lakes
The Southern Way is the name Tourism New Zealand has given to the network of routes linking the south…
Wānaka or Queenstown: How to decide
Most first-time visitors to New Zealand’s South Island put Queenstown on the itinerary without much deliberation. It’s the world’s…
Autumn in Wānaka: New Zealand’s best-kept secret
The poplar trees that line the fence rows and creek beds of the Wānaka basin were planted for practical…
Heli-adventures in New Zealand’s South Island
Wānaka has a habit of making you feel as if the world has been turned up a notch. What…
Ski New Zealand: Make Wānaka your alpine resort base
When winter comes to the Southern Alps, Wānaka transforms from lakeside retreat into alpine resort and the epicentre of…
Central Otago for food and wine travellers
If you are visiting New Zealand’s South Island from overseas, it’s understandable for you to have visions of lakes…
Mount Aspiring National Park: a first-timer’s guide
Wānaka’s biggest advantage as a South Island base is not just what you can do lakeside, but what sits…
New Zealand’s Southern Lakes: A luxury playground worth slowing down for
If you have ever looked at a map of the South Island and wondered where the scenery turns from…
Wānaka: Your South Island base
On the shores of New Zealand’s fourth largest lake, surrounded by the Southern Alps and with a national park…
Spring in New Zealand’s South Island
New Zealand’s South Island provides an exceptional winter playground that rivals the world’s most exclusive alpine destinations. Spring in…
