Winter 2019
A grand adventure in the scenic south
On a brisk but remarkably windless winter evening in Wellington, my partner Dean and I drove to the Interislander ferry terminal and boarded Kaitaki to Picton. We made good time and arrived at a quaint Airbnb in the heart of the town centre close to midnight. Crashing into bed, we slept straight through till morning and awoke bright and early for a day of new discoveries.
Loving the River City
Famous for sitting on the banks of New Zealand’s longest river, Whanganui is home to about 40,000 people. As far as I knew, Whanganui was a city like any other, albeit with ongoing confusion about how to spell its name. However, word has been getting out about the North Island centre’s burgeoning arts scene, its embrace of its rich heritage, and lively community. So I decided to see what all the fuss was about!
