Arrowtown
An historic gold rush era town close to Queenstown, Arrowtown is worth visiting for it’s heritage, and in April / May is one of the best places in New Zealand…
Category: New Zealand
Exploring Christchurch by car
I’ve been to Christchurch many times, but never with time and a car. My Best of Christchurch post from a few years ago covered what you can see on foot…
New Zealand tramps (multi-day walks) ranked
In the past four and a half years since starting with the Routeburn Track, I’ve done 22 multi-day walks (known as tramps in New Zealand), including all of the Great…
Cave Stream Scenic Reserve
Just down the road from Castle Hill / Kura Tāwhiti Conservation Area is an impressive 594m limestone cave, part of the Cave Stream Scenic Reserve. There are two entrances to…
Castle Hill / Kura Tāwhiti Conservation Area
Just over an hour out of Christchurch on the way to Arthur’s Pass, the Kura Tāwhiti Conservation Area / Castle Hill is an absolute gem. Filled with limestone boulders it’s…
Old St. Paul’s and St Paul’s Cathedral, Wellington
Home to one of the most beautiful church interiors in New Zealand, Old St. Paul’s is an icon of the capital. Only taking nine months to build, it opened in…
National Library of New Zealand and He Tohu, Wellington
He Tohu is a wonderfully designed ‘treasure box’ designed to display three of the most important constitutional documents in New Zealand’s history. Inside this beautiful wooden space are the 1835…
Wellington Botanic Garden, Otari-Wilton’s Bush Native Botanic Garden, and Bolton Street Cemetery
One of the most popular gardens in New Zealand, Wellington Botanic Garden dates back to 1868 and retains some distinctively Victorian areas as well as some more modern additions. The…
Wellington Cable Car and Cable Car Museum
Originally dating from 1902, the cable car offers a short (five minutes) but atmospheric (and less sweaty) trip up the hill from Lambton Quay to the Wellington Botanic Gardens. Other…
Wellington Street Art
Wellington is exactly the sort of place you’d expect to find plenty of street art. It has that grungy / artsy feel, and plenty of narrow lanes and tucked away…