New Zealand
Peter Jackson put a small town on the map with a thrilling attraction
It’s a region best known for its sauvignon blancs and scenery, but the Oscar-winning director behind The Lord of the Rings has added a very different attraction.
- Jane Richards
The Kiwi dish that every visitor to NZ needs to experience
A hangi is a method of cooking, but it’s also a social occasion, much like the Aussie barbecue.
- Ben Groundwater
- ★★★½
- Airline reviews
Despite a crabby crew member, new Jetstar route is easy going
The crew is efficient but one snaps at passengers and is taken aback when I ask for help stowing my handbag.
- Sheriden Rhodes
Air NZ reveals launch date, pricing for economy class bunk beds
Six years after first being announced, Air New Zealand has finally revealed the launch date and pricing for its revolutionary long-haul bunk beds.
- Craig Platt
- Opinion
- Foodie travel
The type of restaurant every traveller should seek out
Avoid the empires, the spin-offs, the slick machines or the painfully pretentious. Find places where the owner is the one in the apron banging the pans.
- Ben Groundwater
This airport is functional, but don’t pass through security too early
Don’t arrive too early at New Zealand’s capital city airport and, if you do, don’t go through security until you’ve had something to eat.
- Chris Chamberlin
- ★★★★½
- Airline reviews
New premium economy seat leaves me feeling great after 16-hour haul
This is an exceptional cabin upgrade – I can’t recall flying long haul and getting off the aircraft feeling this good. Just don’t book the bulkhead seat.
- Jim Darby
When it comes to great food, New Zealand is cutting Australia’s lunch
New Zealand’s set to show up its trans-Tasman culinary cousins with its soon-to-be-published first-ever Michelin Guide.
- Ben Groundwater
Air NZ’s revamped business class makes me proud to be half Kiwi
The refurbished Dreamliner is sweet as, bro – and worth the extra Auckland stop for a great, competitively priced brand-new product.
- Fiona Carruthers
Most people do this NZ trip for the views. I had a different motive
I’m looking forward to mountains and valleys, lakes and rivers, but I’m hoping this slow exploration will help me get to know the people and places better too.
- Justine Costigan