We stumbled upon another of Mac’s fantastic brew pubs and had to give it a go. This one was on Wellington’s waterfront and none of that ‘Cant serve beer because its Easter’ going on here! YUM

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This city is cool, lots to do and see. Its smaller than Auckland but maybe even better, but the beautiful warm sunny day is certainly showing it at its best.

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The Te Papa is New Zealand’s premier museum and one of the worlds best. It is free and well worth a look, it takes you on a journey through everything New Zealand, its animals, culture, heritage and more. It is located on the Wellington Waterfront very vibrant and happening precinct.

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We visited Wellington for the weekend about 10 years ago or so on some special $99 return flight but really didn’t get to see to much as it was so cold and the wind was so intense. The place is a lot more vibrant and fun that we remember, its a pretty cool place and […]

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One of our favorite New Zealand Beers back home is Tui a India Pale Ale style beer. Today we visit their brewery attraction just outside of Mangatainoka. The complex is pretty cool they have a great beer garden, cafe and of course gift shop. There are huge picnic lawns and they are working on putting […]

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Tonight we head to Palmerston North and stop of at the Post Office Hotel in Manawatu-Wanganu for some lunch and a refreshment.

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The town got flattened in an earthquake in the early 1930’s and was just about completely rebuilt in a beautiful architectural style. The city is regarded as one of the best collections of art deco buildings. Its a shame it is so wet today as it is limiting the sight seeing  little. But there are some […]

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There was some great native artifacts and interesting architecture around Roturua, it helped make up for the putrid smell of the bubbling goo.

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The rotting sulfuric mud has a nasty rotten egg smell its not very pleasant, but it sure is interesting. The green grey slimy water bubbles and burps, i don’t know how the ducks and geese live swimming on it. The whole region is known for its volcanic and geothermal activity. You see steam smoke and […]

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Tirau is nestled in the South Waikato and is a quirky little township that has a fun corrugated iron theme. Most of the shops and many of the houses have sculptures or interesting artefacts made of congregated iron. The tourist information centre is one of the best is the giant cattle dog and there is also a giant […]

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We get up early and its still pretty overcast, we travel about 125 km to Hamilton, home of Richard O’Brien who is better known as Riff Raff in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. They even have a statue and toilets named after him- no joke. Taking about doing the time warp- its Easter Monday and […]

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Its Easter Sunday and we are off on a boat ride and tour of Waiheke. Waiheke Island is in the heart of Auckland’s sparkling Hauraki Gulf, a picturesque blend of farmland, forest, beaches, vineyards and olive groves. We do a bus tour around the island and stumble across a Winery called Wild on Waiheke. They […]

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