We learned a lot from last week’s reader survey. Mostly we were reminded that the things that are important to us are important to our readers as well. We asked a number of pointed questions around ...

“Epic” is an overused word. I’m in the heart of Mount Aspiring National Park. We’re surrounded on three sides by 400-metre cliffs, over which tumble curtains of water. Boulders the size of townhouses ...

At night, the only light in the warehouse comes from row upon row of truck-sized tanks, each lit from within like a gigantic lava lamp. The contents roil, the colours shifting with the movement from ...

Whether you’re searching for rare birds, colourful coral gardens, sites of military significance or unique cultural ...

Designed for more active travellers looking to explore the remote waterways, coves and coastlines of the Marlborough Sounds, ...

The 49-kilometre Motatapu Track between Macetown and Wānaka sends walkers up four mountains; while Arnold slogged through the mud she dreamed of reaching these open tops. In the campground kitchen at ...

In an empty carpark behind a hockey centre next to the Hamilton lake, the Madison Blues masters are warming up. Twelve women, aged between 32 and 67, get in the zone. They throw shoulders back, chests ...

The photograph of patternmaker Tara Viggo on page 29 was taken by her late friend, UK photographer Caylee Hankins, in 2019. The pair had bonded over their love of surfing and obscure gigs, and spent a ...

Karioi maunga towers above the Raglan coastline, shaping both the weather and the region’s famous surf. Those arriving in Aotearoa on the Tainui waka saw Karioi on the horizon, and some later settled ...

Colour photography hit its stride in New Zealand just as debutante balls were fading from the scene, so almost all of the images in official archives, like this group of young ladies pictured in their ...