September - October 2023

RV Travel Lifestyle

Motorhome journeys that inspire you to explore New Zealand

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Robyn Mountain, robyn@rnrpublishing.co.nz Bruce Mountain, bruce@rnrpublishing.co.nz 021 657 090 Thiers Halliwell, Allan Walton DESIGN Cameron Leggett CONTRIBUTORS Sheryl & Neill Bainbridge, Allan Dick, Jane Dove Juneau, Cecilia Huang (DOC), Richard L
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Spring Showtime
It has been cold and sometimes wet for us in Martinborough over winter, with a few Remutaka hill road closures due to snow. Lots of overnight frosts and stunning days though. They say spring starts on September 1 but we have been seeing baby lambs an
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The Kauri Museum, Matakohe – Entertainment, Education And A Few Surprises.
In 1862 immigrants from Britain arrived at Port Albert on the Kaipara Harbour and settled in the district, including at nearby Matakohe and Paparoa. Known as Albertlanders, they cleared the land for farming or worked in the kauri logging and gum indu
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Wellington’s Wild Side
When we head Welly-wards we usually base ourselves at Raumati Beach, which isn’t wild at all. It’s an easy drive, or train trip, of about 53km from the capital, and a place where our beachfront accommodation gives easy access to miles of beachside wa
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Taste Testing Hawke’s Bay Wine Country
Locals in Hawke’s Bay will proudly tell you that the soils there can grow just about anything. Visit the legendary Hawke’s Bay Farmers Market on a Sunday morning and you’ll hear the phrase “You can put a stick in the ground, and it’ll grow”, touted o
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North Island Top-10 Cycle Trail Sections
7.6km | 1–1.5 hours | Easiest Grade The trail at the top of the country should be on every gentle-trail rider’s wish list. The eastern end of the Far North’s coast-to-coast trail is a delight, and it now includes a scheduled train ride as part of the
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Waikato
Pureora Forest Park straddles the Hauhungaroa and Rangitoto Ranges between Lake Taupō and Te Kuiti, and is accessible from State Highway 30 and State Highway 32. The park preserves the last remnants of the extensive native podocarp forests that once
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The Waitaki Unesco Geopark
I have understood the undersold nature of Oamaru and the North Otago/Waitaki hinterland for a long time. Before I came to live here, from Auckland, 12 years ago I wondered how a small area could contain so many treasures and not really either be awar
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Memory Of The World Collections
The Sir Edmund Hillary Archive is a unique and substantial collection of personal papers, photographs, audio-visual material and documents collected and largely written by Sir Edmund. Correspondence, diaries, drafts of books, lists of expedition supp
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UNESCO in New Zealand – Western countries
UNESCO stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. It is a specialised agency of the United Nations, aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences and cul
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World Heritage Sites in New Zealand
The New Zealand subantarctic Islands consist of five island groups (the Snares, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands and Campbell Island) in the Southern Ocean south-east of New Zealand. The islands, lying between the Antarctic and Sub
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UNESCO Creative Cities Network – www.unesco.org.nz
Whanganui has been named as New Zealand’s only UNESCO City of Design, recognising the city’s historic and contemporary contributions to art and creativity. The designation earns Whanganui a place in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network of 246 cities wh
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Twin Mountain Lakes
As we drive up the ‘valley of grapes’ after leaving Blenheim, there are vineyards on each side of the road for miles – their names read like a who’s who of the wine industry. Impressed with the health of New Zealand wine producers, I notice the lands
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Road Kai
Images and text from Summer Favourites by Vanya Insull, photography by Melanie Jenkins (Flash Studios), published by Allen & Unwin, RRP $39.99 Scan QR code below or email Subject line Road Kai to: subs@rvmagazine.co.nz Give us your full contact detai
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Win Books
Dawn McMillan RRP $19.99 Scholastic How do you describe colour to someone who is blind? Isaac and Luke are friends. Luke is blind and believes that he doesn’t need colours in his life. Isaac can’t imagine a world without colours and decides to teach
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Event Guide
When: October 12–15 Where: Russell www.boiwalkingweekend.co.nz All walks leave from Russell, and the more adventurous among us can take a trip on a boat out to some of our fabulous islands where some of the walks are based. When: October 13 Where: Go
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TODAY Allan Dick
A friend has a one-man furniture moving business and while normally he’s on the road between the two islands, recently he moved someone from Ōamaru to Reefton. At the mention of Reefton, Audrey’s mother and I exchanged glances and you could instantly
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I’m Writing This While On Holiday In Cornwall
When I get home, it will only be a week until my annual trip to the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf, Germany. There are always lots of new and interesting things to see there, and I hope to see what progress there is with electric-powered motorhomes and
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Retro Reno Pop-up
I enjoy projects, and over the years, while camping in my various vans and now my extremely smart, well-kitted-out Nissan Civilian motorhome, I have seen all sorts of caravans. I first thought of buying a really old (maybe retro) caravan and strippin
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1954 Vintage Camp Trailer Wows
The recent Kiwi Camping exhibition at the Bill Richardson Transport World in Invercargill was a delight for retro- and vintage-caravan lovers. We enjoyed a visit over winter and featured the exhibition in the last issue, July-August Vol 23. This Rang
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Celebrating 2000 Caravans Built
It seems like yesterday when I think about it, back in May 2013 the Rock and I travelled to Hamilton to be at the Leisureline Caravan factory with the whole team to celebrate the 1000th caravan to come off the production line. At that time the factor
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Titanium-tough Exterior Belies The Sleek Interior
A trip to Mount Maunganui recently saw us meet up with Co-owner Kelly Tutbury of Latitude 37 caravans. We have been following the hype and seeing customers picking up their brand-new Titanium caravans on Facebook, so wanted to see them up close and p
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Cedar Creek Cottage Ticks Tiny Home Box
Tucked into the hills of Dairy Flat, north of Auckland, is the home of Sun Marketing, New Zealand distributors for the Rockwood caravans and fifth-wheelers, and the Cedar Creek Cottages Destination Trailers, all manufactured in the USA by Forest Rive
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Rapido Luxury A-Class Impresses
A phone call in August from Paul Cook at RnRV, saw us calling into their sales yard in Silverdale while in Auckland recently. Their latest arrival, the Rapido 8096dF A-Class motorhome with its huge king-size island bed, was prepped and ready for pick
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Be In To Win!
The BioLite BaseCharge 600 can invert, convert and connect. From wall socket to USB PD, plug into the outlets and voltages you need. Or go wireless with the included Qi charging and get instant feedback on your Learn more at www.ampro.co.nz/biolite s
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Game Zone
by David Cass 7. For golf addicts, Queenstown offers one of NZ’s most scenic courses at ------Heights (6) 8. Hauraki Plains township, noted for a classic NZ drink and also for fine antique and secondhand shops (6) 10. Small van in Toyota’s commercial
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Where am I?
To watch videos of Caspar’s adventures visit his Facebook page or watch on YouTube Caspar’s capers Woof woof readers Well, I don’t have much to yip-yip-yap about this time. It has been brrr-cold outside at home but my hair was long for a while so I w

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