On the road north from Christchurch and south from Picton….it’s the Kaikōura coast, a place full of New Zealand’s natural wonders offered by land and ocean, where the mountains meet the sea. However you get there these days, coastal road or inland route, you’ll find a peninsula with a very special marine system, full of mammals and seabirds…
Read MoreThames - stop in and strike gold, on the road in an old gold rush town
On the road, and you’ve hit the entranceway to the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula. It’s a seaside town that wears its colonial gold rush past on its sleeve. Gold was discovered in the 1860s and Thames was settled in a flash. Surrounded in spectacular noble bush, the timber industry quickly followed.
Read MoreCoffee - a New Zealand obsession
A recent off-the-cuff comment - the day doesn't start until you've had your first coffee - got us thinking about New Zealand's coffee culture. In fact, it could really be described as New Zealand's coffee revolution...
Read More