New Zealand

The Chateau Tongariro for a weekend escape, fabulous dinner and brekky at the foot of Mt Ruapehu

Guest blogger Mike Little packed the tent and the family and set off to a secluded spot on the Coromandel Peninsula

I was lucky enough to turn left into Business Class when boarding Air New Zealand’s 777 to Shanghai and 6J and I are very happy together.

Buried amid fans and cookbooks, I found New Zealand’s hottest cook, Annabel Langbein

More and more New Zealanders are learning the Maori words of our national anthem as the Rugby World Cup juggernaut climbs ever higher. So if you’re being left behind, here they are, along with a translation (a bit different to the English version) and a video for you to practice in the privacy of your own home…

The helpful advice ‘always blow on a pie’ dished out at 3am by a cop to a potential trouble maker has been immortalised by Trelise Cooper in Air New Zealand’s new uniforms. Have a look at the jacket and check out the vid where it all began…

If you’ve ever wondered what the Maori nose to nose greeting is all about then wonder no more. Video.

Grab a boogie board, listen (carefully) to the instructions, and GO! Check out this video of the 18-second descent on 90 Mile Beach

I was thinking about what I would put on a New Zealand Bucket List. Here’s 10 I came up with

Everyone loves a dinky wee miniature village and waaaay out in New Zealand’s wop wops, is Helenstown

The biggest ice cream in NZ will surely beat you!

The Maori and English translation of the All Blacks ka mate haka