Just driving around randomly to explore the area around Collingwood. After some kilometers of gravel road we ended up at the east-entry of the Heaphy…

Farewell Spit is a narrow 26 km long sand spit at the northern end of Golden Bay. The first few kilometers can be publicly accessed.…

We have booked a Farewell Spit bus tour for the afternoon, so we used the waiting time to explore the tiny town of Collingwood. It mainly consists…

If you know about my relationship with any sorts of animals that are bigger than me, this might surprise you even more than it surprised me.…

The northernmost part of the South Island. Just between Wharariki beach and Farewell Spit. An Impressive view – and a bit dangerous cliffs.

Pronounced as “Fa-ra-ri-ki”. One of the most beautiful spots of New Zealand in my opinion. A gravel road ends at a camp ground where just…

Our cottage landlords surprised us with an amazing bush walk that they created on their land. It’s obviously not used by many people, but that…

We decided to spend a week of our spring holidays in Golden Bay, not too far from home. It’s about 100 km away on a…

When we’ve last been here about 3 years ago, Pupu Springs looked a bit different. DOC has built a welcoming entry with loads of information…

Just next to the famous Denniston Incline there are some more mining things to explore. The Coalbrookdale walk follows an old coal railway line and…