JOURNEYS
A place stays the same. You don't.
Some places leave you with little more than the scenery. Others leave you with something you only begin to understand much later.
We write about the places we pass through — and the people we become after them.
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Recent journeys
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Te Aroha · WaikatoTe Aroha: The Town of LoveA king's breakfast, a former nuns' residence and a day unfolding beneath the mountain.Enter series →
Zealong · WaikatoA Cup of Tea, Thirty Years in the Making1,500 plants. Only 130 survived. Then another thirteen years before there was tea to sell.Enter series →
Hokianga · NorthlandHokianga: A Good Place to Grow Old AloneBefore we left, the children stacked a few small stones on a round rock and made their wishes. No one asked what anyone else had wished for.Enter series →
Cambridge · WaikatoCambridge: Where Excellence Becomes OrdinaryAn autumn town of coffee, training grounds, schools and quiet order.Enter series →
Abel Tasman · TasmanAbel Tasman: Where the Sea Walked Part of the WayThat morning, she was still worried she wouldn't make it. After 12.2 kilometres, she was already planning Day Three.Enter series →Independent journeys
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Waimauku · Auckland RegionIf You Give Sunflowers, Give TwoKatherine took me to Franklin Farm in Waimauku: butterflies, mature sunflowers moving in hard wind, fresh seeds, an old red truck, and a romantic sunflower story tested after dark.Read story →
Tawhitokino Beach · Auckland RegionThe Beach Where Almost No One GoesFrom Waiti Bay, a low-tide walk over Papanui Point reaches secluded Tawhitokino Beach. On the way back, the tide changes what “almost no one around” means.Read story →
Waharau Regional Park · WaikatoFollow the RedAn afternoon on the Waharau Ridge Track: red markers, a quiet ridge, fading light and the long drive back to a familiar table.Read story →