CamperCare20 June 2022
Stunning day hikes in the foothills of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, at Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. . . . Piercing birdcalls break the silence in our tent, deep in the night under the Milky Way. Sleepily I recognise the kea’s call as I roll over on our tussock bed. The sounds of natur...
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CamperCare19 May 2022
We may not be able to take up the full void left by departing international visitors, but we are giving it a good go By Vaughan Wilson. New Zealanders are avid travellers, nomadic wanderers, peripatetic souls, initially born from numerous OEs and short jaunts to the South Pacific and Australia. Eac...
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Automotive19 May 2022
The search for an Airstream caravan led Nigel Teape to a trio of American classics which ended up surpassing his Airstream dream By Ian Parkes, photography High Art Photography. There’s a school of thought in the British dominions that Range Rover invented the luxury SUV. Over in America it’s w...
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CamperCare19 May 2022
Stuck in Godzone for 18 months – how divine is such a life? Born in Switzerland and having travelled a lot all over the world due to my job as a hydrologist, I’m used to remarks like: “Oh, Switzerland, I know Switzerland, everybody’s rich!” Especially in poorer countries in Africa or Asia,...
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CamperCare22 April 2022
Well, it’s aviation history, great vintage rail, ‘Bad Santa’ Christmas parades and Southland’s special snacks Camping and caravanning is such an important part of so many people’s lives that the impact of, and memories from, camping trips away as kids remain some of our most treasured as...
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CamperCare22 April 2022
A recent trip home to Martinborough saw us drive down the west coast over the back roads from Raglan to Awakino, then to Urenui, around the coast of Taranaki, and down through Whanganui to Palmerston North and across the ranges to home. A visit out to Ngāwī on the South Wairarapa Coast is a must o...
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CamperCare22 April 2022
Excuse me – but the Southern Alps are calling. Time to pack up my ski bag and go south to Queenstown for a winter adventure among the snow-capped mountains and southern lakes. I peer out the plane’s oval window, across snow-covered mountains to the shimmering Tasman Sea in the west and down into...
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CamperCare24 March 2022
. Australia is all well and good if you are hankering to travel but why not combine two great pastimes and show your classic car a bit more of Godzone?. By Vaughan Wilson. The West Coast has had a challenging past. Gold and then coal drew in white settlers and it was also exploited for its nat...
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