Explore New Zealand

Jonathan Kennett would love everyone to explore New Zealand by bicycle.

Nelson is one of New Zealand's sunniest locations, a town full of creative people enjoying the lifestyle befitting such a stunning region.

Lake Taupo is about the same size as Singapore. It is a truly spectacular place to visit, with many activities, from enjoying the beauty of the outdoors for free, to joining organised tours and attractions.

The Bay of Plenty embraces 259 km of open coastline stretching from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaway in the east, with several large islands in the bay, including the active marine volcano at White Island 49 km off the coast of Whakata

If you are lucky enough to stay somewhere close to Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown, you may well find yourself never tiring of the ever-shimmering, changing light across the lake. Legend has it that the light alters with every heartbeat of the sleeping giant

If you are looking for something wonderful to do, pack a picnic and take the family to catch the ferry for a day trip to Tiritiri Matangi Island wildlife sanctuary.

It only takes 45 minutes on the ferry to get to Waiheke Island...

My adventure began when Ray, from Top Trail Hire & Tours Ltd, collected me from my Paihia accommodation at 10am. This cycle trail is part of the Twin Coast Cycle Trail Northland.

We never leave home without a camera when we travel so we can preserve the memories. We're just amateurs who simply love to catch the moment and rarely take the time to fiddle with Shutter and Aperture Speeds. So our cameras are usually set on automatic.

It's early morning and the sun is already out in Taumaranui. We are about to embark on the Twenty Tunnel Forgotten World Adventures Rail tour to ride the rails.