Tips & Tricks
Soljans Estate Winery & Café (366 State Highway 16, Kumeu, Auckland) — Soljan’s stunning winery is located at the gateway to Kumeu Wine Country – Auckland’s Heritage Wine Region. Only 20 minutes from Auckland CBD, you’ll feel a million miles away at this delightful estate. The fresh, modern and spacious winery offers visitors the opportunity […]
Waitomo and Rotorua Geothermal Deluxe Day Tour – travel (via 5-star coach provided by Gray Line) through Waikato, New Zealand’s largest dairy and sheep farming province before arriving at Waitomo. Here take a guided tour through this world-famous cave formation and glow worm cavern. Experience the magic of drifting silently in a boat through a […]
The Civic (Corner Queen Street & Wellesley Street, Auckland) — The Civic, one of the few remaining Atmospheric Theatres in the world, was built in 1929 and specifically designed as a ‘movie palace’ for talking pictures (‘talkies’), which had just been introduced to New Zealand. The first purpose-built cinema of this type in the country, […]
Weta Cave (1 Weka St, Miramar, Wellington 6022) – here, one can get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Weta Workshop and the impressive work created within, on a guided Weta Cave Workshop Tour. Visitors will see some of the props and models they’ve created over the years and learn about the processes they use to make […]
Surf Highway 45 (Taranaki coastline – North Island) – Dubbed Surf Highway 45, the coastal road between Hāwera and New Plymouth (located five hours south of Auckland via car) is famed for its surf breaks, which include Stent Road, Spot X and the Kūmara Patch. Taranaki locals have ridden the waves since the 1950s, and […]
Sky Tower (Corner Victoria & Federal Streets, Auckland Central, Auckland) – this hard-to-miss structure is located in the heart of Auckland. Not only can you experience 360 degree spectacular views for up to 80 km. from the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand, you can walk around the pergola at SkyWalk or take a controlled […]