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An Ahi dish honours the ingredients of New Zealand and those who harvest, prepare and serve them.

When it comes to great food, New Zealand is cutting Australia’s lunch

New Zealand’s set to show up its trans-Tasman culinary cousins with its soon-to-be-published first-ever Michelin Guide.

  • Ben Groundwater
Air New Zealand’s Dreamliner 787-9.

Air NZ’s revamped business class makes me proud to be half Kiwi

The refurbished Dreamliner is sweet as, bro – and worth the extra Auckland stop for a great, competitively priced brand-new product.

  • Fiona Carruthers
Cycling the Lake Dunstan Trail.

Most people do this NZ trip for the views. I had a different motive

I’m looking forward to mountains and valleys, lakes and rivers, but I’m hoping this slow exploration will help me get to know the people and places better too.

  • Justine Costigan
Mountain bikers on the Queen Charlotte Track in the Marlborough Sounds.

It’s renowned for wine, but this NZ region has another highlight

It might be globally renowned for its wine, but this hidden gem on New Zealand’s South Island is also a haven for hikers and mountain bikers.

  • Megan Levy
Piha Beach near Auckland.

It’s no Bondi, but this dark, wild beach is startlingly beautiful

If Bondi Beach is Barbie, New Zealand’s Piha Beach is Wuthering Heights’ Heathcliff. Brooding, wild, unpredictable.

  • Jane Richards
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The entrance to the new lounge.

Qantas’ new lounge ‘best on the network’ – but it’s not in Australia

Ten years after first being discussed, new lounge is ready to open and will give passengers heading to New York a place to freshen up before the long haul.

  • Emma Stanford
A boardwalk on the way to Mount Cook, New Zealand.

Australia v NZ, which is better? A British traveller’s verdict

Despite their geographic proximity and a shared colonial ancestry the two countries could not be more different. But how to they rank as competing destinations?

  • Mark Chipperfield
Metita.

The Michelin Guide is heading to NZ. It will find plenty of stars

Great food and quirky innovation that works: Auckland is so much more than a pitstop.

  • Jane Richards
Mapu Test Kitchen in Lyttelton near Christchurch, one of New Zealand’s culinary leading lights.

When it comes to international profile, New Zealand just cut our lunch

New Zealand has secured the world’s most famous food guide to cover its restaurants. Australia’s refusal to pay the price might cost us.

  • Ben Groundwater
St Clair, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Port guide: Dunedin, New Zealand

This southern city is modest in size but has a lively vibe, interesting history and a lovely setting amid big, beautiful landscapes.

  • Brian Johnston