Beer for Men in Expensive Suits
Tui is a NZ institution — light, refreshing, and responsible for some of the funniest billboards in the country. The brewery on State Highway 2 is still worth a stop, even if the beer is no longer brewed there.
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New Zealand Travel | NZ: Kai and Cocktails | NZ: North Island | NZ: South Island | NZ: Where to Go and What to Do | Whiskey & Wine Around the World
Cork Screw Not Required — Screw Top Wine
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.
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Southern Hemisphere Winter: All the Christmas Feelings, None of the Christmas
It’s winter in Auckland, it’s dark and cold, and I want to hum Christmas carols. It’s July. Christmas is five months away. Nobody warned me about this part of moving to New Zealand.
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Can New Zealand Really Go Predator Free by 2050?
New Zealand wants to eradicate rats, possums, and stoats from the entire country by 2050. All of them. The whole country. I have questions.
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New Zealand Travel | NZ: North Island | NZ: Only in New Zealand | NZ: South Island | NZ: Where to Go and What to Do | NZ: Wild and Weird
Glow Worms in New Zealand: Stars in the Sky
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.
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Jandals — National Footwear of New Zealand?
andals are flip flops. They are the national footwear of New Zealand, second only to bare feet. There is also a decades-long family feud over who invented them. Of course there is.
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Chuffed, Whinging, and Eating Scones: New Zealand’s British Soul
I ordered Devonshire Tea expecting a special kind of tea. What arrived was scones, cream, jam, and also tea. It was confusing. It was delightful. It was very New Zealand.
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Hobbiton: Yes, You Have to Go
Just about every visitor who comes to New Zealand wants to go to Hobbiton. Which means I’ve been there a lot. It holds up every single time.
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Living in New Zealand | New Zealand Travel | NZ: Living the Kiwi Life | NZ: North Island | NZ: Where to Go and What to Do
Flying In New Zealand: Fast, Easy, and Full of Hobbits
New Zealand airports are the most efficient I’ve ever used. Wellington’s also has the bonus of being the self-declared Middle of Middle-Earth — complete with Wētā Workshop magic.
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Custard in a Carton: One of New Zealand’s Best Kept Secrets
New Zealand has custard in a carton. I thought that was odd. Then two teenage boys drank an entire one in one sitting and I understood completely.
