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Winter Roads - Beware Black Ice

April 11, 2013 at 11:44 AM

Navigating winter conditions on South Island roads requires awareness and caution, particularly regarding the notoriously dangerous phenomenon — black ice. Black ice forms when moisture from fog, light rain or melted snow on the road drops to 0 degrees or lower.

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Goodbye Pork Pie...We're Taking this Car to Invercargill

March 26, 2013 at 8:18 AM

Following in the tyre tracks of the Blondini Gang, in the iconic Kiwi movie 'Goodbye Pork Pie' 48 minis will be driving in procession from Kaitaia to Invercargill this Easter 2013.

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A perfect lazy Sunday in Oamaru

March 18, 2013 at 2:04 PM

We came for the penguins and enjoyed so much more.   It was a spectacularly gorgeous Sunday when we arrived in Oamaru on our road trip from Christchurch to Dunedin.

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Southward Car Museum, Paraparaumu

March 10, 2013 at 4:15 PM

Set in 6 hectares of beautiful grounds in Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast is a veritable treasure of automotive memorabilia.

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Travelling with the Kids

February 28, 2013 at 11:30 AM

It all sounds so magical - a road trip around New Zealand with the kids.   Introducing them to new places, taking in the major sights as well as adventuring off the beaten track.

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Te Paki Sand Dunes, Northland

February 21, 2013 at 10:01 AM

One of the highlights of our trip up North last year was sand boarding the Te Paki sand dunes.

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Taieri Gorge Railway, Dunedin

February 19, 2013 at 1:03 PM

Dunedin is a really beautiful city and we spent longer there than anywhere else in the South Island (having done Christchurch and Queenstown on a previous visit). One of the highlights of our time there was our trip on the Taieri Gorge Railway.

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Vin Alto Vineyard, Clevedon, Auckland

February 19, 2013 at 1:02 PM

Enzo and his family have created a beautiful family home, vineyard and restaurant in a picturesque rural valley in Clevedon, just 45 mins from central Auckland.

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