New Zealand’s Bes...

To the Kiwi food and wine lover, ‘Cuisine’ Magazine is our bible, with a tantalizing array of meals and menus on display every alternate month along with wine recommendations and their prestigious NZ Restaurant of the Year Award. This year two of our favourite NZ Winery Restaurants...

Winter Festival Fun in ...

As the UK is starting to enjoy its summer, here in New Zealand we are heading into our winter and to celebrate the arrival of this snowy season, Queenstown puts on a party like no other! Back in 1975, a bunch of Queenstown locals decided that the start of winter was a great excuse to have...

New Zealand’s Uni...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to stay in a factory, an old school house, a gardener’s hut, or even an old woolshed, well now you can?  That is what is so wonderful about New Zealand’s baches (holiday homes) they come in all shapes and sizes and offer a wonderfully...

Escape to Clifftops Ret...

I have just returned from the most blissful, romantic escape to one of our most stunning Beach Houses courtesy of my dear husband who surprised me to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Clifftops Retreat is one of those places that when I first visited, I really didn’t want to leave as...

February Festival Fever...

Whilst it seems the UK is shivering in the depths of a late English winter, New Zealand is at last relaxing and enjoying a rather late arriving summer!    And summer here in New Zealand heralds a time of relaxing, enjoying the outdoor spaces, indulging in some fine wine and food and a...

Out East! North Island,...

Out East in New Zealand, North Island When summer comes here in New Zealand and the pohutakawa trees glow with their Christmas red blossoms, an annual migration takes place where Citysiders pack away their suits and unpack their jandals (flip-flops) and shorts and head for the beach and...