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Food glorious food. We don’t know about you, but we love everything about food. Eating it. Talking about it. Talking about eating it. Food takes up at least 87% of our daily conversations in the office and here in New Zealand, we are blessed with an abundance of wonderful and delicious foods. A nation’s food …

New Zealand’s Favourite Foods – 11 delicious foods from New Zealand Read More »

New Zealand is home to some pretty awesome hidden gems. We’ve covered a lot of them in our Guide series, however, one that has slipped through the net (so far!) has been Murchison. Thanks to our friends over at Ultimate Descents, Murchison is getting some well-deserved exposure and hopefully, anyone planning a trip to the …

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It’s that time of year again. With summer just around the corner, New Zealand is beginning to ‘green up’ once again and in the wine-growing region of Marlborough, the vines are starting to burst into life with colour and the early buds of the harvest yet to come. We are lucky here in New Zealand …

5 of the Best Marlborough Wine Tours and Cellar Doors Read More »

October is usually the month that many look forward to in New Zealand. As we enter the final quarter of the year, Christmas seems like it is just around the corner and the early signs of summer are upon us as we head into warmer days and lighter nights! 2020 is going to be a …

6 of the Best Events in New Zealand in October Read More »

New Zealand is well known for our amazing walking and hiking (or tramping as we Kiwis like to call it) opportunities. It’s one of the biggest drawcards, especially to people visiting from overseas. We love hiking so much, we even have a group of nine walks that are known as the Great Walks of New …

10 Great Walks in New Zealand you might not have heard of Read More »

With summer just around the corner, it’s time for us all to get out and explore our beautiful country. With so many amazing things to do here in NZ, it’s a tough call what to do each and every day. Beach, regional park, bungy jump, skydive, geothermal attraction, skiing, golf, surfing…the list goes on! One …

10 of New Zealand’s Best One Day Walks to Try This Summer Read More »

We’re a nation of many interests and passions and good music is definitely one of them. Soooo, we’ve pulled together a list of our favourite New Zealand music festivals to add to your yearly schedule with a range of sounds and styles to keep everyone happy! 1. Taupo Summer Concert Taupo is a place that …

13 New Zealand music festivals that can’t be missed! Read More »

Home grown rental company takes out prestigious award GO Rentals were today announced as the proud recipients of the Canstar Blue Customer Satisfaction Award in the car hire category for 2020. This is the company’s second win in three years, both times achieving a perfect score of five stars across every measurement rated, beating out …

Perfect Score for GO Rentals in Canstar Blue Awards Read More »