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The Thistle Inn

New Zealand's oldest pub; The Thistle Inn

The fact that the Thistle Inn is the oldest pub in NZ is reason alone to visit this Thorndon beauty...

Girl looks through huge binoculars at Zealandia

Turning back time with Zealandia 

Only 10 minutes out of Wellington Zealandia is flanked by a 8.6km long fence to keep predators out and help...

Chocolate Fish Cafe

Spending a morning at Chocolate Fish Cafe 

Chocolate Fish Cafe is located in in the 122-year-old Submarine Mining Depot Barracks with amazing views of the Wellington Harbour,...

The beehive, parliament NZ

Taking a tour of Parliament

Taking that photo outside the Beehive is a given if you are travelling to Wellington, but next time spare an...

KK Malaysia

Best cheap eats in Wellington; KK Malaysia

There is a lot that has changed in Wellington but thankfully KK Malaysia isn’t one of them. It still looks...

Museum Hotel 

Staying in luxury at Museum Hotel

Initially famous for dodging the wrecking ball in 1993 when it became the largest building in New Zealand to be...

Hauraki Rail Trail, Thames

The Hauraki Rail Trail

The Hauraki Rail Trail runs from Thames to Te Aroha and alternates between surburbia, riotous colour, sea and farmland. Being...

Camping at Treasure Island

Camping at Treasure Island

Camping is one of those hit and miss experiences – it can be utterly miserable or it can be one...

Pataua

Pataua

Pataua is amazing. We went with friends who had been at Christmas and said exactly that – Pataua is amazing....

Adventure Forest

3 things to do in Whangarei with children

A day in Whangarei and a mission to find something to entertain 3 children and 2 adults while not blowing...

North shore cycle tracks

Cycle tracks on the North Shore

Years ago I used to rattle my way down the Ngauranga Gorge on my old Warehouse bike in Wellington on...

Exploring Auckland's new pink cycle lane

Exploring Auckland's new pink cycle lane

You have to love a city where a sentence can start with follow the pink lane to…. That’s exactly what...

Highwic Art Deco Day Out

Stepping into the past at Highwic

Ever since I was a little girl I have loved visiting heritage buildings. I could never stand at the top...

Auckland city at night

Photographing Auckland at night

I love photographing Auckland at night. Not only does she look stunning but you meet the most interesting people hanging...

Spending a day at Scandrett

Spending a day at Scandrett

Amazing scenery and deep calm waters, combined with a bit of history and some great stories make Scandrett a brilliant...

Taking the alternate route to Taupo

Taking the alternate route to Taupo

Taking the alternate route to Taupo is a brilliant way to see more of the country and has the added...

3 things you have to do in Taupo

3 things you have to do in Taupo

If we could only do 3 things in Taupo (that wouldn’t break the bank because lets face it if we...

Huka Prawn Park

Huka Prawn Park

We love prawns so not surprisingly the first place we stopped when we arrived in Taupo was the Huka Prawn...

Orakei Korako - The Hidden Valley

Orakei Korako - The Hidden Valley

With a name like The Hidden Valley there was never a chance that we weren’t going to visit Orakei Korako...

What not to do when picking blackberries

What not to do when picking blackberries

The way I had pictured this post going was a series of idyllic photos as we skipped off happily –...

Rapaura Water Gardens

Rapaura Water Gardens

Winding through the Tapu-Coroglen road we found this little wonder – the Rapaura Water Gardens. From the moment that you...

Clevedon Animal Farm

Clevedon Animal Farm

Picking up Miss K (8) from her 2 week holiday down in Thames we decided to once again combined work...

Piha

Date night in Piha

It’s not every day that your work takes you to a location as lovely as this but on Tuesday night...

Water Works

Water Works

It would be hard to write about Driving Creek Railway and not mention Water Works, with both oozing kiwi ingenuity...

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