Kapiti Island: magic and myth
Rare birds and native forest make this New Zealand island famous, but even paradise can have a bloody and mythical past…
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My week in Wellington: what to do
A paradise for anyone who loves a city with soul, Wellington makes a big first impression. Here’s my favourite things to do in the capital of New Zealand…
Read MoreWhat the fisherwomen taught me…
Stumbling across two women on the west coast of New Zealand, I learn an important lesson in story telling…
Read MoreWhen going solo goes wrong
How my first innocent solo camping trip goes spectacularly tits-up…
Read MoreBack to back winter
Having chased the snow from France to Queenstown, how does a New Zealand ski season compare?
Read MoreRosie goes walking… in summer snow
When I returned from my UK Christmas break in early January, I had no idea Queenstown was in the middle of one of the worst summers on record. Instead, I headed straight outside for my first summer’s walk in over 18 months. I was in for a surprise.
Read MoreHow not to do a half-marathon: a guide
As I battled pride over pain for 13 torturous miles, I put together a little guide for anyone wanting to do an endurance race. Take it from me, here’s what you really don’t want to do…
Read MoreNear-death in New Zealand: a Brit’s first fireworks party
I’m a Brit. Guy Fawkes night means certain death unless you’ve got a sand bucket for every person and a dozen fire engines on standby. But in New Zealand? Things are done a little differently…
Read MoreNew Zealand by night
Ok, we know New Zealand is pretty darn gorgeous, that’s old news. But when the sun goes down, the universe explodes into a peacock show of preening glory. Think I’m exaggerating? Think again…
Read MoreFriends in high places
I’m sitting in the pilot seat of a $2billion NASA plane, staring at the hundreds of flashing buttons in horror, Dr Chris’s words still hanging in the air. “Just don’t knock anything.” He’d said. Shit. Does he not know how clumsy I am?
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