A hub for hiking, mountain biking, camping and fishing, the Hunua Ranges is an approximately 150-square-mile forest that sits about 30 miles southeast of central Auckland. The star attraction is the ...

There isn’t a more authentic Auckland experience than enjoying a picnic of fish and chips at Mission Bay, while watching children play in a fountain or gazing out to picture-perfect Rangitoto Island.

I can still remember the feeling when the Boeing Dreamliner landed in Auckland, New Zealand, last summer. It marked the start of a nine-day trip across the country. Nearly seven months later, I'm ...