What are your favourite memories from childhood family holidays in Aotearoa?The first thing that comes to mind is the trusty yellow Cortina we had growing up – Spot, our family dog, and I would often be relegated to the back…
Australia has extended the suspension of quarantine-free travel for travellers arriving from New Zealand for at least another 72 hours, in response to new community cases of Covid 19 in Auckland and Northland.Australia’s acting chief medical officer Michael Kidd delivered…
Location: At the bend of Auckland’s Great North Rd by the spire of St Joseph’s Catholic Church.Style: A hotel conversion with plenty of history, humour and eclectic art. A convenient convent “pension” for those suffering from European travel withdrawal.Perfect for:…
Accor and LA Hotel Group have opened the new-build 50-room Mantra Traralgon hotel in the heart of Latrobe Valley’s largest city.The first hotel to open in Traralgon, Australia, in more than ten years, Mantra Traralgon is set to become a…
Hotel: Originally opened as the Wains Hotel in the 1860s, the Victorian-era style of Dunedin’s first hotel has been updated as a boutique 50-room accommodation option for the 21st century.Location: Surrounded by stately buildings reflecting Dunedin’s rich commercial history, it’s…
Kiwi innovators have joined forces with the global company behind airport “eGates” on technology designed to quickly screen future travellers for immunity against the coronavirus.Dubbed a “lab on a disk”, Orbis Diagnostics’ tech is currently the only one of its…
The route from Dunedin to Ōamaru is a pleasant 90-minute drive if you don’t stop off – but if you have the luxury of time, there are plenty of delicious things to warrant putting the brakes to work a bit.Fuel…
To travel Northland’s Kauri Coast is to journey through time and a world of giants.Starting at the State Highway 12 turn-off at Brynderwyn, the route skirts the Kaipara Harbour’s northern reaches and pretty, historic settlements.The Southern hemisphere’s biggest harbour, the…
Emirates Group has rolled-out a Covid-19 vaccination programme for its substantial UAE-based workforce in coordination with the Dubai Health Authority.The news comes as the airline cuts services to Australia as the pandemic continues to take a huge toll on aviation.The…
Australia’s top health chief has dashed hopes that the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine will allow people to travel overseas this year, predicting borders will remain closed until 2022.The man who urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison to shut the borders…
