Ruapehu’s Sky Waka gondola opens the door to let more people feel the magic of this mighty mountain Riding Queenstown’s gondola is one thing. Mt Ruapehu’s new Sky Waka however, is a whole new level. It has opened up amazing opportunities – particularly for non-skiers, …
Travels
A Whale’s Tale
Whale watching at Kaikoura, I discovered an ancestral link between this South Island east coast town and Whangara - another east coast settlement on the North Island Whale Watch is quintessentially Kaikoura – owned and run by Ngati Kuri, guardians of this pristine place. Here …
Home by a Nose
Taking it on the chin, I confess my map-reading incompetence while walking Picton’s Snout Track Anyone who knows me will agree that lengthy walks aren’t really my forte. They take too long, for starters. Hikes are worse. Lugging packs for hours on end – it just …