Queenstown As we landed in Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand, even before the plane wheels had kissed the runway, we could see from the window that we were arriving somewhere spectacular. Queenstown sits in the south west …

Wine and water on Waiheke! Waiheke Island is a short 40 minute ferry ride from Auckland across the Harbour. The ferry service is excellent so many locals live there and commute into the city. Many more people, however come for …

“Kia Ora” ~ Welcome to New Zealand Days 11~12: Auckland Our flight landed in New Zealand in the late afternoon. I have family in Auckland and had visited New Zealand three times before but not since 2002, so I was …