New Zealand can be an amazing destination in the wintertime. Whether you’re coming for the snow in the mountainous regions or just trying to avoid the crowds of the busier summer travel season, New Zealand is a fabulous choice for travel destination during the winter. North Island winters tend to be milder than the South …

Rotorua is the largest geothermal playground in New Zealand. Its landscape is otherworldly, consisting of erupting waters, boiling pools of mud and a mud volcano, steaming fumaroles, and Kakahi Falls – the longest hot waterfall in the southern hemisphere. You can experience all this and more at Hell’s Gate in Rotorua. Warm Up at Hell’s …

New Zealand is famous for its summertime travel appeal, but the best kept secret just might be going in the off-season. New Zealand in winter is a great way to spend your holiday travel plans. Six Reasons Your Should Travel to New Zealand in Winter Empty Roads for Travel – Traveling off-season means that there’s …

Mount Maunganui is a little coastal town in Tauranga, NZ in the Bay of Plenty. Its beautiful white, sandy beaches are located on the peninsula with the Pacific Ocean on one side and the bay on the other side. It takes approximately four hours drive to Mount Maunganui from the Hicks Bay Motel. While this …

Tramping or hiking in New Zealand is a very popular pastime, even in the winter. The beauty of the land is worth exploring, however, recent news in the Gisborne Harold featured a couple “lucky to survive” from their night spent in the snow. The 70-year-old man and his wife were stranded in Te Urewera National …