Summer 2025
A wild and wonderful wander
It’s not until you cross the snow-capped peaks of the Southern Alps at altitude that you realise what a special slice of the country the West Coast is. Remote and raw, it lived up to its title of wild and wonderful from the moment my partner Jas and I stepped off the aircraft.
Diamonds in the sea
Just 90 kilometres from the humming city of Auckland and yet entirely off grid, Aotea – Great Barrier Island has been described as one of the last true wilderness frontiers in Aotearoa. The birdsong deafens, the stars blind. By all definitions, it’s a solar-powered paradise.
