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I can't wait to get back to Dunedin and do another cycle on the Otago Rail trail - the landscapes are amazing and every day is different.

Whether you are a Cantabrian or not, you will have been deeply touched in some way by the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February, So, talking to you today I find this column a particularly difficult one to write. I

An epic journey down The West Coast that starts in Murchison and ends at the Gates of Haast.

I had several reasons for biking the Otago Central Rail Trail this spring - the stunning scenery, the promise of great food on offer in some of Otago's pubs providing a good excuse to over indulge after a hard day's pedaling, plus the chance to bond with

Article by Grant Dyson A few years ago, as a reporter I witnessed the sublime spectacle ...

Work takes me into some interesting places, with wonderful people. A few weeks ago I went along on a bike ride in the Nelson countryside with Rose Griffin, who is the owner of Nelson's newest bicycle-based tourism company, The Gentle Cycling Company.

Grant Dyson goes in search of the Western Bay of Plenty's most pleasing hot pools.

These are 10 useful trips for if you ever find yourself travelling around the same country ...

Dining out on the covered deck of the Seaside Cafe Maketu, you could almost believe you were on a yacht, with sun streaming in the zip-open windows of a white canvas canopy.

Waikanae is Reuben Bonner's spiritual home in many ways - it's where his "Nana" still lives and he has many pleasant memories from a sunny childhood there.