Monday, December 29, 2025

Travel

Why the Chatham Islands are worth a visit

Often the last destination heard on the news’ weather report, the Chatham Islands is just a 2 hour 25 minute flight from Auckland –...

Serendipitous escape to Australia’s Phillip Island

By Clare McGillivray An expiring timeshare week turned into a happy accident when it sent us to Phillip Island, off the coast of the...

Pukekohe Travel wins big at annual travel conference

Local travel agency, Pukekohe Travel, won multiple awards at the annual First Travel Group conference held in Auckland this month. The agency’s award haul included...

A perfect family staycation

When you have a family with four young kids, you don't often go away and stay in a hotel. So, when we were offered the...

New Zealand enhances practical co-operation with Iceland

New Zealand and Iceland are deepening co-operation in the areas of working holidays, taxation and geothermal energy, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced. “New Zealand...

Great Barrier Island provides birdlife, beaches, and more

By Clare McGillivray Fancy a holiday that’s more about relaxing and connecting than shopping and rushing about? Then Great Barrier Island will do the trick....

The delights of Vanuatu

Yvonne Eve Walus enjoyed a family holiday experiencing and relishing all that Vanuatu had to offer from new food adventures to a range of...