Day hiking the Southern Lakes: How far you can get without a tent
There’s a version of experiencing New Zealand’s Southern Lakes that involves booking a guided walk, staying in huts for…
Wānaka for couples: A trip worth planning properly
The South Island of New Zealand is not a fly-and-flop destination, and Wānaka least of all. If you’re planning…
More than a Michelin Star: New Zealand’s food scene, finally in the spotlight
New Zealand’s food story is worth travelling for. People often ask me what New Zealand food actually is, and…
What a round of golf in New Zealand actually asks of you
A client once asked me, on the 14th tee at Cape Kidnappers, why nobody had mentioned his handicap all…
Why New Zealand is the world’s best wellness destination
It restores people without trying to. The wellness travel industry has become extraordinarily good at packaging the one thing…
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…
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…
