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Hundertwasser Toilets: the loo that made headlines

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser was born in Austria and already had an international reputation as an artist when he first visited New Zealand in 1973 to accompany a major exhibition of his...

Hurunui: pinot and adventure sports

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There is an adventure capital in New Zealand with a fabulous food and wine scene. It is not Queenstown.

Manawatū: off the main drag

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The Manawatū is a rich and deeply characterful part of the New Zealand landscape.

Loved by the locals: Manawatū

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Whenever I drive through Kimbolton, I can’t help myself but stop. First, there’s Hansens Café & Store.

Marlborough: From the vines to the sea

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As the probable landing place of the first waka ever to visit New Zealand, Marlborough is the home of the very first people ever to travel to this country.

East Waikato: discovering Middle Earth

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Of all the names for the area that contains our country’s biggest river, I like The Mighty Waikato best.

The not-so-distant summit: day hikes to mountain tops

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Kiwi poet John Newton once wrote that mountains are 'a story you tell about yourself, a story you are journeying into, which swallows you'.

Nelson: living the good life

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Tucked away at the top of the south, way off State Highway 1, Nelson is a town of 50,000 people working hard at enjoying themselves.

Loved by the locals: Tasman

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This is a remarkable find. Billed as the only place in the world where flames burn eternally in the bush, the tour includes a drive up the Blackwater Valley to...

Loved by the locals: Nelson

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In reality the centre-ish of New Zealand – the real geographical center is somewhere in Cook Strait – this is nevertheless the surveying centre of New Zealand, the point 'zero,...