New Zealand uses geothermal waste water from a power station to breed tropical prawns. You can catch them yourself. We caught two between four of us in ninety minutes. The prawns won.
In one of my first posts I commented on the high number of birds that are endemic to New Zealand. Insects have an even higher endemic percentage with more than 90% of insects found in New Zealand being endemic. For every type of land bird in the country, there are more than 200 kinds of…
A 110-year-old woman in the UK credits a nightly glass of Famous Grouse for her long life. Her doctor agrees. I needed no further convincing — off to the Jefferson we went.
Wellington’s Garage Project started in a derelict petrol station in Aro Valley in 2011, brewing 24 different beers in 24 weeks just to see what would happen. It worked out.
A hāngī is a pit, a cooking method, and a meal all at once. It’s also one of the most distinctly Māori experiences you can have in New Zealand — and you don’t need to wait for a family invitation to try it.
600 people came to pay their respects when Atu the kiwi passed away. I wasn’t surprised. She was tiny, fearless, and absolutely unforgettable.
n New Zealand a meal is a “feed”. This is my running list of favourite feeds in Auckland — the places I went back to, dragged family to, and still think about.
Tāne Mahuta, Lord of the Forest, is roughly 1,500 years old and the largest living kauri tree in the world. He’s on Highway 12 in the Waipoua Forest and he will stop you in your tracks. Go see him.
There is a brown tourist sign on Highway 1 pointing to public toilets. We took the exit. Best decision we made all day.
Foxton wasn’t on our radar — it was just a town we’d driven through a dozen times on the way between Wellington and Auckland. Then my partner mentioned there was a windmill, and we made a detour. I was expecting something decorative. It’s actually a working windmill. That set the tone for the whole stop.