Hiking up or around Mt Taranaki gives you amazing views from nearly every direction.

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Small towns are coming up with creative ways of battling bad party behaviour.

As city dwellers make a break for it, new villagers pop up to enjoy the rays of summer.

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Stephanie Holmes checks in to the Avani Metropolis Auckland Residences.

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Happiness is north in the Bay, writes Miriyana Alexander.

Luxury can be the freedom to do what you like and eat what you like in your own city.

Alpine beauty offers snow in winter and biking and walking tracks in summer.

Ash Davey will be one of the yachties tearing across Cook Strait.

The City of Sails trumps holiday hotspots the Coromandel and the Bay of Islands.

Many know Queenstown as New Zealand's skiing hub.

There is much to charm in this tiny West Coast hamlet, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Tim Roxborogh tackles the famous river's bike trails with ease.

Eveline Harvey gets a buzz from sightseeing by helicopter.

Justine Tyerman is a wee bit fussy when it comes to views - as the receptionist discovers.

Stephanie Holmes sleeps on the roof in a Bay of Islands getaway weekend.

Sue Halliwell returns to the spectacular Poor Knights Islands.

Jason Reeves checks into the Sudima Hotel, Rotorua.

Greta Umbers takes on the country's most popular day hike.

The streets, parks, museums, airport and zoo are teeming with creations from Weta.

Stephanie Holmes checks into the Hotel Grand Windsor, Auckland.

Tim Warrington finds himself in the stunning icefields of Franz Josef Glacier.

Graeme Lay looks at sites related to Captain Cook that Kiwi history buffs should visit.

Neil Porten and his daughter go black water rafting. Here are their accounts of adventure.

A break on the Kapiti Coast is an enchanted chance to unwind, writes Cloe Willetts.

Michelle Weir checks into a central Christchurch hotel with a 'wow factor' bathroom.

Donna McIntyre checks into a well-designed budget hotel close to the airport.

A road trip around Lake Taupo is short enough to do in half a day.