Our Travel

A trip to Britain is always a history lesson. Here, we visit some special and varied gems – from historic houses to the charming city of York, an Arts and Crafts architectural masterpiece and a wee Fife fishing village. If you want to experience where a queen slept, walk ancient city walls, or ‘decipher’ the Second World War, read on …

A beautiful haven of peace, tranquillity and calm, Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa is a destination for those seeking stillness and a connection with culture. A Rotorua retreat awaiting to embrace you in its magic.

Kirianna and Lachlan Poole have built a successful life on the road, travelling the length of New Zealand, Australia and even Japan in their van – with three kids in tow! We get some expert advice on what different campsites in Aotearoa offer to set you up for your summertime adventures.

Travelling 300 days a year, Geoffrey Kent is a veritable expert on the world’s top travel destinations. Here are his top picks to visit …

Third-generation property developer Caroline Cooper-Dixon is a firm believer in finding what you love, and making a living from it. She talks to us about her journey, her learnings and her latest project – Rolleston Fields.

To celebrate our second wedding anniversary and taking our business to another level with the purchase of NZ Life & Leisure, my husband and I celebrated with a bucket-list adventure by going up.

Escape to paradise: Samanvaya Sidemen Resort offers a tranquil reset

Guests of this luxe Balinese resort are encouraged to fill their days with as much — or as little — as they please.

Hiking the Hexa: Footsteps through France

Hiking the Hexa is a tale of ups, downs and of going the distance... in one way or another.

A couple explores the rugged beauty of Indonesia and Australia’s Northern Territory from a luxury cruise ship.

Cruising on the Otago Harbour

A wildlife cruise on the Otago Harbour with this keen skipper could likely turn the most resolute landlubber into an ocean bird obsessive.

Rangiroa offers aquatic delights and a slice of France in the Pacific for those willing to take the plunge.

A stroll through the streets and galleries of Adelaide inspires a new way of looking at the city.

New Zealand has no shortage of inexpensive adventures.

A group of friends pull on their tramping boots, fill a bag with anti-inflammatories and celebrate a 70th birthday in style.

After a summer without sun, a journey to Australia’s Sunshine Coast supplies a dose of the good stuff.

New Zealanders Jon Lambert and Freya Horder are doing what they can to protect Cambodian pepper farms against European encroachment.

The road to Tākaka is one of Tasman’s less travelled, and the road past that town to Collingwood even less so.

We took a tour around this groovy beachside accomodation that offers so much more than a standard Gold Coast hotel

Because is too short to struggle uphill for five hours on a track named for the devil himself

The healing powers of a hiking holiday in the Canary Islands

A walking holiday on the island of La Palma reconnects two couples separated not by distance, but by mental illness.

Following the path of one of Australia’s most tragic historical journeys comes with insights and challenges.

Far-removed from Fiji’s holiday hotspots, a trekking business owned by locals showcases remote villages, mountains and grasslands

Enjoy a slower pace of life in some of New Zealand’s quaintest towns and villages, where one-of-a-kind shops, pretty architecture and scenic adventures take centre stage.

Our art director heads out for a close encounter with the behemoths of Ningaloo Reef.

The perfect location for a South Island sojourn or special occasion in five-star luxury sits on the shores of Lake Wakatipu.

Thanks to exhibitions about the 1931 earthquake and the return of the city’s popular art deco festival, Napier continues to keep its past present and future.

This five-day hiking adventure through a Patagonian paradise is wild, wonderful and undeniably world-class.

Sea stacks, limestone arches and caves are not a random quirk of nature but a result of New Zealand's unique and complex geological history.

A backcountry photographer captures the raw, natural beauty of New Zealand’s third largest island in his book, Rakiura.

There’s nothing quite like a mosey through Marlborough’s majestic sea-drowned valleys on a gloriously sunny day.

The creative endeavours — goldwork, jewelry and flax-derived lace — of three Antipodean artisans shine brightly at Uzbekistan’s new folk-art festival.

An ordinary bike ride turns into an extraordinary lesson on living in the present.

South Westland is epic in size and majestically beautiful. It’s also one of only three places on earth where tectonic plates collide above sea level.

Camping-mad Kiwis hit the road in all seasons. Wānaka-based Jay Smith says snow and adventure lure him and his family into their 1979 Oxford caravan even in the depths of winter.