‘Big Things’ in New Zealand – the weird and wonderful statues
Off and on, we’ve spent about two years living and working in New Zealand. During that time, one of our favourite past-times was to track…
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Things to do in Hamilton, New Zealand
Known affectionately by locals as ‘The ‘Tron’ (or if the local tourist board would have you believe, the ‘Gateway to the North Island’), Hamilton in…
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Is Fergburger in Queenstown the best burger in New Zealand?
Ask any seasoned traveller or local what the best burgers in New Zealand are and they will most likely mention Fergburger (or possibly Burgerfuel). This reputation…
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The best breweries and brewery tours in New Zealand’s South Island
Here at CK Travels, we always try to be ‘hoppy’ travellers and visit the ‘homes’ of some of our favourite New Zealand beers. On our…
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Hoppy Days! Emerson’s and Speight’s brewery tours in Dunedin
As backers of all things beer related, we’ve done many brewery tours before all around the world but we have never completed back-to-back breweries before,…
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Steampunk HQ Gallery in Oamaru, New Zealand
Punk’d! One of the more offbeat and surreal New Zealand attractions we visited in the south island was the Steampunk HQ in Oamaru. Very different…
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Visiting the Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
No trip to New Zealand’s south island is complete without a trip to the mysterious Moeraki Boulders, situated on the North Otago coastline. There are…
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Baldwin Street in Dunedin – the world’s steepest street (for now!), New Zealand
Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand lays claim to being the steepest street in the world, and has shiny Guinness Book of Records certificate to…
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Winery tour Queenstown- wine tasting at Gibbston Valley
Here at CK Travels, we love nothing more than a glass of New Zealand wine (and of course, the country in general). We found ourselves…
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Delivering post on the Picton Mail Boat Cruise, New Zealand
This will literally be a ‘post’ with a difference! Most of us will have done some form of lake or sea cruise before on our…
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Visiting the Monteith’s brewery in Greymouth, New Zealand
During our recent road-trip around New Zealand’s South Island, one of the food and drink experiences I was most looking forward to was a visit…
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A traveller’s guide to New Zealand slang and phrases
Heading out to New Zealand soon? Or already living here and confused by the locals own set of unique slang? Well fear not – here is my…
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Exploring White Island Volcano in New Zealand on a tour
Since the volcanic eruption in December 2019 which tragically killed 22 people, tours are no longer running to White Island One of the highlights of…
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Geothermal wonders of Rotorua, New Zealand
Rotorua is a small town that lies in New Zealand’s north island, and is famously renowned for it’s incredible geothermal features and strong Maori culture….
