On the road in Auckland’s western parts, you’ll be not far, but a world away, from this city’s urban heart. You’re off to those dramatic coastal shores the region is rightly famous for - Muriwai bound, looking forward to black sand between your toes and the sound of waves crashing to shore. And, quite possibly, the wind pressing right up against you, in well known west coast style.
Read MoreMarlborough - fabulous food stops, out and about in famous wine country
Here’s a region where hectares of fertile river valleys and plains are matched with just the right climate for New Zealand’s world famous cool climate wine varietals to thrive. Yes, it’s Marlborough, the exalted home of sauvignon blanc…
Read MoreHot cross buns - half for you and half for me
Originally added to the website April 2017, added again now - it's that time of year again, we're thinking hot cross buns again...
One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns! So starts the old English nursery rhyme, on the sweet bun we all know as a hot cross bun. It’s a real seasonal food, eaten around now, the Easter season, here and in many other countries. But what’s the New Zealand…
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