We let the kids choose where to go and what to see in Auckland, which was the Sky Tower and Queen’s Wharf. The tower with…

At the outermost corner of Coromandel Peninsula, the township of Coromandel lies. Victorian architecture and a love for renovating holds it together, what a nice…

With the kids completely over the moon with that hot pools earlier, it took a walk to calm us down a bit again. What better…

No more time to loose! If we’re supposed to make it back (to Motueka) in time, we got to drive more. Skipped (lovely) Tauranga for…

After that very basic Te Araroa Camp we decided to have something special at Whakatane: One of the highest ranked Motels (on trip advisor)  around,…

Seriously? :D No, we won’t come back … later.

We left the Eastland faster than we intended to, having a date with a tyre company at Whakatane already organised. With an emergency tyre you’re…

There’s this NZ mineral website from where I printed out the locations of gemstone beaches – it has been a major fun factor in our…

Te Araroa is a tiny settlement with only one campground that offers sites, cabins and some motel rooms (which we chose). Despite the first good…

Another abandoned place … there’s even a historic walk that allows people to access the ruins of the former industrial wharf –  at your own…