Why aren’t Kiwis visiting one of our best tourist attractions – Hobbiton?
Hobbiton is a place I have often wondered about while passing through Matamata. It’s one of New Zealand’s most successful tourist attractions with over 500,000 visitors per year but most are international folk so I decided to take a look at what us Kiwis, are missing out on. It’s incredible. On the rolling hillsides of the Alexander family […]
Getting started – fly-fishing in and around Taupo
Giving fly-fishing a go appeals to many people but if you aren’t fortunate enough to know someone who fly fishes it can be a little daunting knowing just where to begin. I can talk from experience as many years ago we bought a house at Kuratau on the Western side of lake Taupo near […]
Lake Taupo’s dark past
For those of you not familiar with New Zealand’s geography, Lake Taupo is in the middle of the North Island and is the largest fresh water lake in New Zealand. Kuratau, where I am holidaying at the moment is one of many small communities on the lake shores, with about a 100 permanent residents. However, many more come […]