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Arrowtown: golden history
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/arrowtown-golden-history/
The Australian plate hit the Pacific plate with a bloody great crunch, shoving a bunch of the earth’s crust upward in the big, jagged cockscomb we know as the Southern Alps.
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Arrowtown Chinese Settlement
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/arrowtown-chinese-settlement/
Walk around this partially restored and well interpreted Chinese settlement from the 1880s.
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Veronica Loop Track
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/veronica-loop-track/
This is pleasant walk uphill through changing alpine rainforest, with an optional detour to a lookout point offering views of Mount Taranaki and out to the coast.
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Kororipo Pā Historic Walk
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/kororipo-pa-historic-walk/
Enjoy amazing views of the Kerikeri River, Kerikeri Basin and the historic Stone Store from the historic Kororipo Pā.
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Hongi Hika Walk
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/hongi-hika-walk/
Walk through gum trees and regenerating native forest to Kororipo Pā. The pā served as Hongi Hika’s coastal fortified settlement and played an important role in New Zealand’s musket war campaigns.
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Tūhua Marine Reserve
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/tuhua-marine-reserve/
The marine reserve surrounding Tūhua, or Mayor Island, is a wonderful dive spot, with a mixture of shallow reef and deep-water environments.
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Paparoa National Park: there she blows
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/paparoa-national-park-there-she-blows/
Luxuriant coastal forest, limestone cliffs and canyons, caves and underground streams, and an absolutely spectacular coastline are all packed into one national park at Paparoa, on the South Island’s West Coast.
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Tauranga: the perfect blend of city and laid-back lifestyle
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/tauranga-the-perfect-blend-of-city-and-laid-back-lifestyle/
Fast-growing Tauranga is becoming a city to be reckoned with. Although it’s noticeably busier and a little more congested on the roads than a few years ago, it’s easy to...
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The Rakiura Track: beauty in isolation
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/the-rakiura-track-beauty-in-isolation/
Tucked away on New Zealand’s third island, Stewart Island Rakiura, the Rakiura Track is a great opportunity for an island adventure.
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Adventure time: cross-country skiing
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/cross-country-skiing/
It was one of the tragedies of history that skiing was invented at a time when the technology of ski lifts lay nearly 4000 years in the future.