Out along the wild Wairarapa coastline lies one of the best camping and hiking areas in the Wellington region: Cape Palliser. Visit Cape Palliser to see the North Island’s largest fur seal colony, check out a scenic lighthouse, and walk…
A Camping Escape to Cape Palliser & the Putangirua Pinnacles
Wellington City Guide: The Best Things to See & Do in New Zealand’s Capital
Ahh, Wellington… this vibrant little city (and the capital of New Zealand) is a gem in so many ways. Situated in a beautiful harbour and flanked by tree and house-topped hills, Wellington is a compact and easily walkable city with…
A Back-to-Basics Hideaway by the Sea: Maraehako Campground
Over the past few years of living in New Zealand, we’ve been lucky enough to visit some pretty amazing campgrounds. One of the very best camping trips we took this summer was to Maraehako Campground. Located in the Eastern Bay…
Piha Beach: Where Mountains Meet the Sea
Just under an hour from Auckland lies one of the North Island’s most magnificent treasures: Piha Beach. Piha Beach is just one of the many stunning places in the Waitakere Ranges, a subtropical chain of mountains covered in jungly forest…
The Best Things to Do in Napier: a Travel Guide to New Zealand’s Art Deco Capital
Napier, in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand’s North Island, is a wonderfully pleasant place to visit. While Napier is now a mecca for anyone seeking a bit of the good life, a haunting past precedes the city we…
3 Beautiful Waterfall Walks in Tongariro National Park
With an otherworldly volcanic landscape, epic mountains, lush beech forests, stunning waterfalls, and heaps of great day walks, Tongariro National Park is a must-visit region on New Zealand’s North Island. One of the best ways to experience the natural beauty…
