Queenstown's quiet season is basically gone — and Aussies are the reason why
Aussies now visit Queenstown year-round as wellness, luxury hotels and a strong dollar reshape NZ's adventure...
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Queenstown and Wānaka make a group ski trip work for everyone, from total beginners to 20-year veterans
Cardrona, Queenstown and Wānaka tested by a mixed ski group — beginner lessons, Milford Sound by Business Clas...
Resorts, Hotels & New Openings
No tent needed: the best day hikes around Queenstown and Wānaka
Roys Peak, Rob Roy Glacier, the Routeburn and more: the best Southern Lakes day hikes from Queenstown and Wāna...
Resorts, Hotels & New Openings
Brad Pitt's Alaska Survival Drama Was Actually Shot in New Zealand — Here's Where
Heart of the Beast filmed its Alaskan wilderness around Glenorchy, Queenstown and the Routeburn Valley. Where...
Inspiration & Trip Ideas
How a former canyon guide paralysed in the Alps is turning New Zealand into the world's inclusive adventure capital
Former guide Jezza Williams founded Making Trax in Queenstown, designing adaptive gear and testing every adven...
Inspiration & Trip Ideas
Brad Pitt's survival thriller Heart of the Beast is really a love letter to New Zealand's South Island
Heart of the Beast may be set in Alaska, but Brad Pitt's survival drama was filmed around Glenorchy, Queenstow...
Resorts, Hotels & New Openings
New Zealand Just Got Its First Michelin Stars — and the Timing Says a Lot
Michelin's first New Zealand guide brings 14 stars, a two-star restaurant in Queenstown and history at Aucklan...
Inspiration & Trip Ideas
Inside New Zealand's ultra-discreet celebrity property market: helicopters, NDAs and $20,000-a-week rentals
How celebrities quietly buy NZ property: NDAs, $20k-a-week rentals, helicopter tours and handshake deals — plu...
Inspiration & Trip Ideas
Kim Crossman heads back to LA with baby Coco as marriage to Tom Walsh ends
Kiwi actor Kim Crossman has split from cameraman Tom Walsh and flown back to LA with baby Coco. Inside the cou...
Resorts, Hotels & New Openings
Eleven overwater-feeling Airbnbs, from Norway's Arctic to Japan's Seto Inland Sea
Condé Nast Traveler picks 11 waterfront Airbnbs worldwide — Lofoten, the Faroes, Cape Cod, Tomales Bay, Andros...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Fresh Snow, Big Lines: The North Face Frontier 2026 Wraps at The Remarkables
The North Face Frontier 2026 brought 110+ freeriders to NZ's Remarkables after a 50cm storm. Here's who won, w...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Readers' weekends out: Black Peak summits, hut overnights and young trampers in New Zealand
Wilderness Magazine readers' October 2026 trips: Black Peak and McIntosh Hut near Glenorchy, Papatahi Hut with...