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 MoreThe Coromandel Peninsula - for a trail that's nuts... and other fabulous food
You’re on the road, in steep and hilly terrain, enveloped by verdant green native bush. Or on windy roads tantalising close to the sea, or to a cliff going down to the sea… And chance spectacular sightings of the magnificent Pacific Ocean, the source of much local food, are aplenty.
Read MoreKerikeri - a northern fruit bowl, and so much more...
It’s a bustling, semi-rural, and (the day we visited) splendidly sunny town. Thanks Kerikeri, we really liked the very warm welcome, literally. And it’s surely that almost tropical warmth that explains the orchards and market gardens lining the roads as you make your way into the township. Yes, this must be Northland’s fruit and vegetable paradise.
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