I spent 14 months in New Zealand during Covid exploring beaches, endless waterfalls and learning to hike. All of my articles with notes for “Next Time” can be found in this New Zealand Archive.
Thumbnails: Scroll down for South and North Island Archives.
South Island Archive
Top of South: Marlborough Sounds
Queen Charlotte Track and walks around Picton are so stunning you…
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Top of South: Nelson, Tasman
Where we were the day that everything changed, March 23, 2020.…
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Tasman: Kaiteriteri-Harwoods Hole
Maybe it was the joy of seeing new things after lockdown…
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Tasman: Abel Tasman’s Great Walk
Abel Tasman National Park: EASY terrain, walkable year-round! Short distances between…
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Tasman Sea: Cape Foulwind to Buller Gorge, Nelson Lakes
Wild West Coast to central forests, lakes, waterfalls on SH 6.…
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East Coast: Christchurch
Christchurch’s rebuild after a devastating earthquake is extraordinary! Cutting-edge development and…
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East Coast: Akaroa-Lyttelton
My love of cliff walks started here – a volcanic landscape…
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East Coast to Alps: Kaikōura, Twizel, Ohau
Kaikoura – whales, albatross, dolphins and hiking a coastline radically and…
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East Coast to Alps: Moeraki, Oamaru, Clay Cliffs
On the east coast, are the “mysterious” Moeraki boulders and the…
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West: Arthur’s Pass to Punakaiki
NZ’s West Coast NEEDS visitors. Get there via train or car…
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West Coast: Hokitika, Glaciers, Haast
The magic of Hokitika Gorge, Fox/Franz Josef Glaciers, Haast forests and…
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Southern Alps: Mt Cook, Tekapo
Reaching new heights (literally) on NZ’s highest mountain where every scene…
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Southern Alps: Wānaka, Lake Hāwea
Where in NZ would I live? Here! Because of the richness…
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Southern Alps: Queenstown, Glenorchy
Queenstown, The Remarkables and perhaps the prettiest drive in NZ between…
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Southland: Fiordland-Wet, Wild
Fiordland is a remote corner of New Zealand. with two iconic…
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Southland: Invercargill-Bottom End
Invercargill and Stewart Island – from the local fair at the…
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Southland’s Secret: The Catlins
The magical Catlins. No exaggeration on the power of nature here.…
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Southland: Dramatic Dunedin
WOW! Dunedin – Victorian and gothic buildings, massive street art, mosaic…
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North: Coromandel Seaside
“Good for your Soul” is the tagline for The Coromandel Region where Kiwis holiday. Two…
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Northland: Cape Reinga
Far Far North – Glorious east/west beaches, Bay after bay is a picture-book spot. Cape…
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Northland: Paihia Day Trips
This post features a massive boulder field (thank you volcano), gallery, parrots, and a bicycle…
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Northland: Paihia, Opua, Russell, Kerikeri
Northland – SO MUCH sensory overload. It takes me by surprise at every turn -…
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Northland: Paihia-Waitangi Treaty
New Zealand was transformed from an exclusively Māori world into one of European domination. The…
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Northland: East Coastal Hikes, West Kauri Trees
The one where I became addicted to coastal walks and climbing up the path…just to…
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Northland: Whangārei-Tutukaka
Whangārei is a “stop and stay” city with day walks and Great Walks, volcanic summits…
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East Coast: Gold! Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty – WOW! Named by Captain Cook. Warm and sunny with avocados,…
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East Cape Escape
Taiawhiti “The coast upon which the sun shines on the water”…except during a week of…
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East Coast: Hawke’s Bay
Wild Hawke’s Bay, on the lower east coast, is wild. Spectacular coast hikes, hilly (but…
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Central: Tongariro National Park-Hikes
Feeling small, surrounded by giants in the Volcano Zone. Hiking in Tongariro a high point!
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Central: Taupō Volcano Zone – Strange World
Mesmerized by plumes of steam, rainbow rocks, calderas, craters, boiling mud, and volcanos the Taupō…
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Central: Mt. Tarawera-Blown to Oblivion!
Walking on a volcano! The Tarawera Crater Walk, an infamous eruption in 1886, a “blast”…
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Central: Prismatic Rotorua
Between Rotorua and Taupo are fantastic geothermal areas with unique moss and mineral formations, crystal…
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Waikato: Putāruru Blue Springs, Green Trees
Nothing like it, easy to find, and GIANT Redwood Trees.
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Waikato: Hobbiton
Welcome to The Shire: Visiting the Hobbiton is delightful! The original movie set is staged…
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Waikato: Waitomo Glowworms – Forgotten World Hwy
Driving a road called the Forgotten World Highway; Walking through a cave with “big shiny…
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West: Mt. Taranaki, New Plymouth
Taranaki and New Plymouth on the west coast of North Island, “the ring around the…
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Lower North: Wine, Lighthouses, Pinnacles
Astoundingly beautiful day-trips around Martinborough with iconic lighthouses, cliff drives and rugged pinnacles.
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