The people who change the way you see New Zealand
I have always believed the people we choose to guide for Aroha Luxury New Zealand Tours matter enormously. You spend a lot of time together...
Category : Oceania
Day hiking the Southern Lakes: How far you can get without a tent
There’s a version of experiencing New Zealand’s Southern Lakes that involves booking a guided walk, staying in huts for a few nights and arriving at...
Wānaka for couples: A trip worth planning properly
The South Island of New Zealand is not a fly-and-flop destination, and Wānaka least of all. If you’re planning a significant trip together, a honeymoon...
What a round of golf in New Zealand actually asks of you
A client once asked me, on the 14th tee at Cape Kidnappers, why nobody had mentioned his handicap all week. I told him I had...
Why New Zealand is the world’s best wellness destination
It restores people without trying to. The wellness travel industry has become extraordinarily good at packaging the one thing that cannot be packaged. Rest. Genuine,...
How the Southern Way might be your gateway to the Southern Lakes
The Southern Way is the name Tourism New Zealand has given to the network of routes linking the south of the South Island into one...
Wānaka or Queenstown: How to decide
Most first-time visitors to New Zealand’s South Island put Queenstown on the itinerary without much deliberation. It’s the world’s adventure capital – a title and...
The quiet comfort of Wild New Zealand
I have always thought New Zealand’s wilder places work best when people are given time to meet them properly. Not in a rushed, heroic sort...
Autumn in Wānaka: New Zealand’s best-kept secret
The poplar trees that line the fence rows and creek beds of the Wānaka basin were planted for practical reasons: erosion control, shelter, farm boundaries....
The new cultural luxury: Art, design and makers over attractions in New Zealand
What gives a place its identity? A few years ago, while hosting a couple from the US for Aroha Luxury New Zealand Tours, I took...