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'The Hub of the North': Kaikohe, Ng��wha Springs, and the��Hokianga

Less touristy than the Pacific Coast of New Zealand's Northland peninsula, an area west of the Bay of Islands is where journeys intersect.

Behind the Bay: Kawakawa and Ruapekapeka

The home of Friedensreich Hundertwasser, a vintage railway, a coast-to-coast cycleway, and the best-preserved battlefield in Aotearoa NZ.

Cape R��inga: A Journey to the��North

The spiritual route to the top end of New Zealand's North Island. Along the way, check out the white sands of Rarawa��Beach.

The Kingston Flyer

Along with the steam-powered Earnslaw, New Zealand's Lake Wakatipu also has its own vintage steam train.

The Back of Beyond: Around the Eyre Mountains to Walter Peak

Following the route of the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail (by Campervan): A visit to the less travelled side of New Zealand's Lake��Wakatipu

Tiny Homes, Small Houses, Big Problems

My struggle to build a small house on a sloping site in Queenstown, and how I think I have partly succeeded after several years. Others have not.

Paradise! The Real Top of the Lake

Past Queenstown to the head of Lake Wakatipu and beyond, with lupins in the springtime!

Wellington Once More

Another city I never tire of is New Zealand���s mini-capital of Wellington: its harbour, its history, and its surprisingly wild nature. In this post, I go inside the Backbencher Gastropub and the Old Government Buildings, check out a display on Polynesian navigation, take another trip to the Roxy, and revisit the Zealandia Te M��ra a T��ne Ecosanctuary.

Litchfield National Park

Back up north again, to a land of waterfalls and uranium just south of Darwin.

Uluru: A visit to the central Australian outcrop also known as Ayers Rock

More than 440 km from Alice Springs, via the Lasseter Highway, you come to the most famous Australian landmark!