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Re-discover Queenstown with Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.

Leisure Time Tours offers an array of holiday experiences both in New Zealand and internationally. We offer itineraries to meet everyone's desires!

I have just completed the last leg of my Hauraki rail trail journey - Paeroa to Thames. There is a little bit of uphill, but in the main the landscape is flat with gravel/dirt tracks.

To appreciate the beauty and history of Kapiti Island you need to overnight at Kapiti Island Nature Lodge. This is the only accommodation available on the island.

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.

Plus your chance to win a 2 night bed and breakfast package! One of the most popular year round destinations is Northland. A mild climate, picturesque coastline and abundance of things to do and see, make it an ideal place to visit.

Stop what you are doing for a sec and just imagine yourself touring the countryside riding on the back of a powerful Harley Davidson motorbike dressed in black leathers with a gentle summer breeze blowing through your hair.

Looking for a bach to buy in the upper North Island proved unexpectedly hard work for a couple at the beginning of last year.

Did you know that Te Araroa - The Long Pathway - the continuous 3,000km walking track from Cape Reinga to Bluff offers many attractive day or overnight walks as well as section tramps lasting anything from a few days to a week or more?

Catherine Stewart answers your questions and shares her best tips for planning a cycling trip along the iconic Otago Rail Trail.