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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.

Actor Claire Chitham shares her favourite Kiwi holiday destinations.

Dunedin has great ways to welcome the weekend, writes Alexia Santamaria.

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.

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.

KiwiRail locomotive engineer Alfred Wilson still isn't tired of the scenery.

Alexander Bisley traverses the Mainland on the Tranzalpine route.

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.

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.

Shandelle Battersby checks into an impressive Cathedral Square hotel.

The evolution of Dunedin's Speight's Brewery continues with a redesigned tour.

Daniel Simmonds checks into a hotel that's great for business travellers.

Patricia Greig leaves the city behind and gets a taste of the good life on Waiheke.

Jane Jurgens has some ideas to make the most of the first long weekend of summer.

There are so many things to see and do in Rotorua, writes Jason Reeves.