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Over the next few weeks we'll be profiling some of the country's coolest, most unusual baches available for rent.

The Herald on Sunday is asking tourists over summer about the highlights and lowlights of their trip to New Zealand.

Record numbers of rooms are still available for people to book their summer break.

Holidaymakers joining the Christmas exodus from Auckland are being encouraged to check road and traffic conditions before leaving home, to improve chances of safe and relatively hassle-free trips.

Visitors heading for Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel this year should take care when walking through the cove's iconic archway, the Department of Conservation (DOC) warned today.

International visitors to New Zealand have increased in the past year, but Kiwis are opting to travel abroad for their holidays.

Get off the couch. You know you'll feel better, especially when you can come home to leftovers and a lie down.

Cycling around Waiheke is a good way to take your time and really experience what the island has to offer, writes Kirsten Warner.

Australian website hotelscombined.com has named Lake Okareka Lodge as one of the world's top honeymoon getaways.

Powerstops and wild spins provide quick fun on the water, writes Jim Eagles.

Safety in the wild comes down to a few simple rules, writes Mountain Safety Council chief executive Darryl Carpenter.

Jim Eagles enjoys the company of the rare birds that thrive on Tiritiri Matangi Island.

A plan to put one of the country's most pristine beaches back in public hands has been presented to the Government.

Tiritiri Matangi, a 75-minute ferry ride from central Auckland, is a brilliant conservation success story.

There is plenty to see and do at the New Zealand Maritime Museum, discovers Gill South.

A NZ bed and breakfast has been named the best remote wilderness hideaway in the world.

More than 43,000 seats were sold within three days of Air Asia X's launch in New Zealand last week.

Early Antarctic explorers captured images that are the envy of modern photographers, reports Liz Light.

Make sure you have empty stomachs if you take the family out west to visit Helensville and South Head, writes Rachel Grunwell.

A new book by Shane Boocock features the best of adventure tourism in Auckland.

There are many events on offer, Auckland-wide, to have you feeling festive.

Catherine Smith enjoys the beauty and bounty of the Awhitu Peninsula.

Jim Eagles enjoys exploring the aviation history of the Chatham Islands.

Like your frocks fabulous and your produce pesticide-free? Dunedin's for you, writes Rachel Grunwell.

Cate Foster is ready to wear the crown of river queen as she takes a leisurely ferry cruise.

A new enterprise at Kaipara gives city folk the chance to reconnect with the countryside during a three-day walk, writes Catherine Smith.

Flights from Wellington and Christchurch to Auckland were all but booked out on both Air New Zealand and Jetstar for today, tomorrow and Friday.