Heading to this Central Otago town, you’ll be struck by fruit….fruit growing in the fields around you, fruit at the roadside stalls you pass, and then the most enormous fruit when you hit the town. Here’s Cromwell, the fruit bowl of the south - and a town with a really interesting history of striking gold and of moving town.
Read MoreBostock Organic Kitchen - joining a memorable staff lunch experience
There’s a place in Hastings, in the North Island’s Hawke’s Bay, to visit for a most delicious weekday lunch, among an orchard and pack-house and alongside orchard workers too. It’s a staff canteen of sorts, a tremendous and classic kiwi food experience, and the sort of food place that makes you feel good to be out and about in the beautiful country that is New Zealand.
Read MoreEastern Hurunui - northern Canterbury treasures to pitch up at, coasting alongside the main trunk line
It’s a scenic trip, the main state highway between Christchurch and Kaikoura. But that road trip, following the eastern edge of the South Island’s Hurunui region, and running pretty much along the coastal pacific rail line, is one sure worth travelling. It sure is, when you want to check out some stunning New Zealand scenery, and find some equally memorable New Zealand food moments to stop in at along the way.
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