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…
The quiet comfort of Wild New Zealand
I have always thought New Zealand’s wilder places work best when people are given time to meet them properly….
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…
The new cultural luxury: Art, design and makers over attractions in New Zealand
What gives a place its identity? A few years ago, while hosting a couple from the US for Aroha…
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…
New Zealand luxury family travel without compromise
When different generations in the same family travel together, there are multiple considerations to take into account, and it…
New Zealand as a destination for life’s meaningful moments
Some moments in life deserve more than a quick weekend away or a celebratory toast over champagne or dinner….
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…
New Zealand luxury travel: The art of letting go
When travellers arrive on the shores of New Zealand something happens; it may not be the exquisite sites of…
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…
Main Divide Helicopters: New Zealand’s ultimate luxury helicopter safari experience
Experience New Zealand in the most exclusive way possible, with a private helicopter experience booked through Aroha Luxury New…
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…
Fiordland – one of the world’s most untamed wildernesses
I just completed one of the most unique cruises through some of New Zealand’s most sensational scenery. It was…
New Zealand’s indulgent, secluded and untamed luxury stays
New Zealand’s reputation as a home to truly exceptional luxury experiences is well known, but nowhere does this shine…
