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The 610-metre raised boardwalk across Blanket Bay.

No Lycra required: New NZ route is perfect for the unserious cyclist

This New Zealand cycleway will change the way you see biking forever.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Tourist numbers to New Zealand have not bounced back to pre-COVID levels.

Bloody hell, NZ’s come up with a tourism slogan worse than ours

Take a bow, New Zealand. Australia’s infamous “Where the bloody hell are you?” campaign is no longer the worst to come out of this region.

  • Robert Jackman
Dunedin’s Tunnel Beach, New Zealand.

The new bucket list for the Pacific and Australasia

The nations of Oceania are a captivating blend of pristine nature, cultural heritage and vibrant cities that even the most hardworking traveller will never exhaust.

  • Julietta Jameson
The main lodge building has been extended, with additional indoor and outdoor areas.

The 100-year-old grande dame of luxury lodges gets a $25m revamp

Huka Lodge, the luxury New Zealand lodge that inspired imitators around the world, has just reopened after a substantial renovation.

  • Trudi Jenkins
The refreshed Holiday Inn and its bar.

I didn’t want to stay in this budget airport hotel, but I loved it

Get over your Holiday Inn preconceptions – this airport hotel is fun and funky, with surprising tropical-resort vibes.

  • Katrina Lobley
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Getting to South America is easy from Sydney or Melbourne.

Back-to-work blues? These 10 tips will ignite your travel dreams

The exchange rate is brutal, there’s a cost-of-living crisis and overtourism is ruining popular spots, but here’s how you can still have a great holiday in 2025.

  • Ben Groundwater
Four-bedroom villa, pool deck view.

The iconic NZ lodge with a dress-circle location

How cheeky to call these villas on New Zealand’s North Island “residential style”, given my domicile here is painfully temporary.

  • Catherine Marshall
The shores and dunes of Hokianga Harbour.

Tracing the first footsteps in New Zealand’s heavenly north

The country’s human history began on an unassuming stretch of north-west coastline.

  • Catherine Marshall
Bora Bora comes into view.

Sorry, cruise ship haters, I just want my holiday hassle-free and lazy

Pacific islands are glorious, but the logistics of travelling through them can be challenging, unless you’re on a cruise.

  • Brian Johnston
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Seven of New Zealand’s most outrageously scenic highlights

It packs in so much splendid scenery that it surely ranks as one of the world’s most beautiful countries.

  • Brian Johnston