Wellington Kiwis will sneer at your Starbucks cup. Auckland Kiwis couldn’t care less. And at the bottom of the South Island there’s a store that claims to be the southernmost Starbucks in the world.
William Larnach built New Zealand’s only castle in the 1870s. His last wife had an affair with his son. He shot himself in parliament. The castle is beautiful. The story is a lot.
Rudyard Kipling called Milford Sound the eighth wonder of the world. The drive there is the most beautiful I’ve ever been on. The sandflies are mean and cruel. All of this is true.
I used to ignore every bottle with a screw top. Then I moved to New Zealand, where 95% of wines use them — including the award-winning ones. I’ve been converted.
ew Zealand is home to its own unique species of glow worm — and seeing them in a cave, a river tunnel, or the forest at night is one of those experiences you don’t forget.