How do you know it’s winter in New Zealand? Obviously because the days are short and it gets completely dark around 5 pm. But there…

Meet friends, look for treasures, sip a coffee, buy some food … the market has it all and we try to visit as often as…

Kia Ora and welcome to a small town in the north of the South Island. We have been living here almost for one year and…

What a day … Verena’s best friend Keala stayed for a sleepover and we started the day with a very relaxed mega breakfast: Grapefruit, muesli,…

Anna is on a mega-sleepover at her friend Lilly’s house (2 nights!) and the rests of our little family had a very quiet and pleasant…

Tasman District Council information says it covers over 4½ hectares, and it includes the largest remnant of lowland podocarp – hardwood forest that once covered…

A wonderful Thursday’s morning in Nelson, a little chat with the Ford sales guy and a walk along the harbour, including pastime at the Sunderland…

The early check in allowed us to relax a bit in our room, Anna discovering the world of magazines, Verena the city-world outside. A late…

The weather forecast said it would be a rainy day, so we were invading Te Papa again. This Museum of New Zealand really has it…

That sleepy little West Coast town was good for a stop and a city centre walk  but it was astoundingly empty (no longer high season,…