The Forgotten World Adventure – one of New Zealand’s hidden treasures

The Forgotten World Adventure is a great 2-day experience taking you back in time to when New Zealand was truly rural, life was hard, and folk needed grit and determination to get ahead. We set off from Stratford, bound for Okahukura, near Taumarunui, on a journey of discovery to better understand how this pioneering generation […]
Hauraki Rail Trail is a fun, easy, 5 day ride

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Hobbiton-Have you taken the kids or grand kids?

I wrote a story about Hobbiton several years ago after my friend Mandy and I visited the filming location. I was blown away by its magnificence, the detail and intricacy of the set, where the Peter Jackson filmed the Hobbit. It was perfect in every way, short of a few real hobbits going about their daily […]