Petra and Tana visit, Auckland, Rotorua, Hamilton and all points inbetween.
Petra then heads to the geothermal land of Rotorua, visiting Te Puia Maori Village and Polynesian Spas. Meanwhile, Tana heads to Hamilton to …

New Zealand Māori is a rugby union team that traditionally plays teams touring New Zealand. A prerequisite for playing in this team is that the player is to have Māori whakapapa. In …

Moko the Dolphin, a long time resident of the East Coast of New Zealand, has been following the fishing trawler Eskdale on it’s journeys. At Christmas Moko followed the Eskdale away from Gisborne, and from …

Kiwi Chocoholics are rolling in anticipation of a Kiwi food festival that’s become an annual get together  – Dunedin’s Cadbury Chocolate Carnival.
This year is the carnival’s 10th anniversary in the South Island …

Auckland (along with Vancouver BC) has been named the 4th best city in the world to live in according to 2010 Mercer Worldwide Quality of Living Survey which measures Quality of Life metrics. Wellington was …

The Winter Whale Watch season in New Zealand has begun in earnest and this year looks to be particularly spectacular.
Department of Conservation (DOC) scientist and National Marine Mammal Coordinator Dr Laura Boren says that …

Boatloads of Australians are cruising to New Zealand, inundating the local waters with refugees tourists.
Australia’s largest cruise operator – Carnival Australia, will more than double its fleet for 2012 to meet increasing demand. The …

A clutch of Kiwis on scooters are preparing to assault New Zealand’s Southern Alps on a winter-time expedition – the Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari – that will take them across the South Island. …

Some of New Zealand’s oldest inhabitants, the Tuatara, are continuing to be sucessfully breed in captivity.
For the second time in two months, New Zealand’s rare tuatara population has produced some surprising results with a …

A classic tune is back in the charts after a boost from film-maker Taika Waititi’s latest film and his own video remake of the eighties hit. Patea Māori Club’s original version of Poi E …

This is an HDR picture of my hometown Wellington. The building on the left is 1 Willis St o oops Majestic Tower, 1 Boulcott St. It is taken from Frank Kitts Park (see …

Katikati – a small New Zealand coastal town with a proud rugby history – has launched itself as a 2011 Rugby World Cup destination by erecting a bigger-than-life rugby ball as a tourist …

Queenstown Winter Festival
25 June – 4 July 2010
Kiwis are preparing for the southern hemisphere’s biggest winter party – the 36th Queenstown Winter Festival – the iconic  fun fest.
The 10-day celebration includes on-mountain snow action, …

The most British of all New Zealand cities, the heart of Christchurch is Cathedral Square, the center of tourist activity and a must see for all visitors.
Hagley Park is an enormous open space …