Travel & Leisure
Japan's New Over-the-Top Theme Park Is Entirely Dedicated to Bubble Tea
With tapioca-themed photo booths, tapioca foods and beverages, and even rides.
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FeatureNew Zealand Summer Guide 2024-2025
Everyone's favourite season of the year has arrived, and we're here to help you make it your best summer ever.
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NewsTen of the Most Blissful Waterfront Stays You Can Book in East Gippsland
This regional gem is filled with idyllic waterfront retreats offering the ultimate antidote to city life.
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NewsTwenty of the Best Airbnb Stays You Can Book in Tasmania
Book one — or a few — of these cabins, suites and lodges as you plan a trip around the Apple Isle.
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NewsFifteen of the Most Unique Stays You Can Book Around New Zealand
Spend a few nights in a leafy treehouse, a beautifully restored truck perched right on the bay or even a mountaintop cabin with views for days.
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FeatureA Southern Edge Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Ambling Foodie Adventure in Tasmania's South
"While I love a scenic road trip with good company as much as the next person, this road trip truly rivalled almost every journey I can recall."
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NewsSix Tassie Restaurants Championing Paddock-to-Plate Dining For if You Like Eating Straight from the Source
Tasmania is home to some of the finest produce grown anywhere in Australia — here's where to sample it straight from the source.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Kangaroo Island
The South Australian island's wineries, beaches, oyster farms and accommodation are as beautiful as ever.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Queensland's Bundaberg Region
Watch baby turtles hatch, swim at the Southern Great Barrier Reef, then sample award-winning local gin and rum.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide To Bowral and the Southern Highlands
Stay at a country estate, taste locally produced wine and whisky, peruse a whole heap of art and feast at a hatted restaurant — all in just one weekend.
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NewsThe Essential Spring Long Weekender's Guide to Hobart
For New Zealanders in search of epic adventures, incredible scenery, delicious gastronomy and damn good wine, you don't have to travel far.
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GuideThe 14 Best Hotels In Melbourne
Whether you're vacationing or staycationing, this lineup of the best hotels in Melbourne will help you live your best life — fine restaurants, premium spas and pillow menus await.
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NewsThe Best Places to Go Glamping in New Zealand
Choose from seaside glamping spots, campsites in the mountains and tents scattered about countryside farms full of roaming sheep.
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NewsThe Most Romantic Places to Stay in Bali When Proposals and Honeymoons Come Calling
Perfect for those looking to honeymoon or just run away with their special someone.
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NewsOur Guide to the Best Glamping Sites Around Australia
Stay in luxury tents scattered among remote deserts, lush rainforests and tropical islands at these Australian glamping sites.
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GuideThe Ten Best Hotels in Brisbane
Whether you're vacationing or staycationing, this lineup of the top hotels in Brisbane will help you live your best life — fine restaurants, premium spas and rooftop pools for days.
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GuideThe Best Hotels in Sydney
Whether you're vacationing or staycationing, this lineup of the top hotels in Sydney will help you live your best life — fine restaurants, premium spas and unbeatable views across the city await.
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Travel & LeisureLake Tekapo Is Now Home to a Multimillion-Dollar Astronomy Centre
The indoor astronomy centre will combine Māori astronomy and science.
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Travel & LeisureA Halo Top-Themed Hotel Suite with All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Is Popping Up in Queenstown
QT Queenstown is getting a room filled with frozen treats for a limited time.
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Travel & LeisureA Less Obvious Guide to Discovering Fiji
Make the most of your next tropical getaway both on and off the water.
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Travel & LeisureThe Long-Lasting Delta Aquariids Meteor Shower Will Be Visible Down Under Next Month
The starry event only happens once a year.
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Travel & LeisureFive Off-the-Grid Weekend Escapes Near Auckland
Sometimes you just need to go offline and take a moment to reconnect with nature.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Book Next-Level Multi-Day Travel Adventures Around the Globe Through Airbnb
Trek through the Amazon, take a culinary kayaking trip through the Sweden or island hop around the Galapagos.
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Travel & LeisureWellington's First Electric Scooter Trial Begins Next Week
Two companies are taking part in the trial set out by Wellington City Council.
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Travel & LeisureA 500-Square-Metre Mirror and Hedge Maze Has Just Opened Inside Singapore's Changi Airport
It's part of a giant new greenery-filled amusement park with seven different attractions.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Take Household Pets on Auckland Trains for Free
Your pet cat, dog, guinea pig and rabbit can now enjoy free public transport in Auckland.
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Travel & LeisureAuckland Transport Is Offering Free Bus, Train and Ferry Rides to Celebrate 100 Million Trips
It's the first time the number has been achieved in Auckland since 1951.
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Travel & LeisureYou'll Soon Be Able to Take a (Very Expensive) Holiday to the International Space Station
NASA is opening the low-orbit facility to private astronauts, as well as commercial and tourism ventures.
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Travel & LeisureSix of Wellington's Best Hidden Gems According to Garage Project's Jos Ruffell
The co-owner of the city's most prolific craft brewery shares some of his favourite places to find inspiration across Wellington.
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Travel & LeisureLuxury Champagne Festival Clicquot in the Snow Returns for 2019
Attend a fashion show, drink your weight in Champagne and lead a pack of sled dogs across a mountain.
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Travel & LeisureThis Winter Driving Experience Lets You Tackle a Snow-Covered Race Track
Bury the accelerator of a high-performance car on ice.
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Travel & LeisureHeli-Surfing Is Auckland's New Luxury Adventure Experience
Chopper to out-of-the-way surfing and fishing spots on Great Barrier's east coast.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Order an Uber Submarine to Explore the Depths of the Great Barrier Reef
You can now get a 'scUber' on demand — if you've got a spare $3000.
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Design & StyleA New Design Has Been Released for Auckland Harbour's Pedestrian Bridge
The pedestrian SkyPath linking central Auckland with the North Shore has been in the works for over a decade
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Travel & LeisureUber's New Quiet Mode Will Let You Ride in Silence
The ridesharing service is rolling out a feature that lets customers choose their level of conversation.
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Travel & LeisureThe World's Tallest Indoor Waterfall Is Now Open Inside Singapore's Changi Airport
There's also a five-storey garden, complete with walking trails — and bouncing sky nets, a hedge maze and a mirror maze to come.
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Travel & LeisureA Cyclist's Guide to Getting Out of Auckland
Look beyond the city limits for your next weekend adventure — these quality cycling experiences are accessible by car, train, ferry and even seaplane.
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Travel & LeisureFive Biking Trails Outside of Auckland to Try this Winter
Explore more on your weekends.
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Travel & LeisureFive Biking Trails Outside of Wellington to Try this Winter
Explore more on your weekends.
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Travel & LeisureA Cyclist's Guide to Getting Out of Wellington
Look beyond the city limits for your next weekend adventure — these quality cycling experiences are accessible by car, train and ferry.
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Travel & Leisure
Two Dockless Electric Scooter Services Are Being Trialled in Wellington
As part of the city's first electric scooter sharing scheme.
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Travel & LeisureAnother Dockless Electric Scooter Service Is Coming to Auckland
The Brisbane-registered company will trial its scooters with a lower speed limit in heavy pedestrian areas.
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Travel & LeisureThis App Will Ensure That Your Japanese Holiday Is Filled With Cherry Blossoms
It tracks when cherry blossoms are expected to bloom at more than a thousand locations across the country.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Singapore
From spectacular gardens to futuristic skyscrapers, rollicking food stalls and five-star hotels — here's how to make the most of a short stay in Singapore.
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Travel & LeisureQantas Is Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics and Paper Boarding Passes
The Australian airline is aiming eradicate 100 million single-use plastic items from its flights and lounges each year from the end of 2020.
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Food & DrinkFive Scenic Spots to Watch the Sun Go Down in Christchurch
Where to watch the sun go down with a cold one.
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Food & Drink
Five Scenic Spots to Watch the Sun Go Down in Wellington
Where to watch the sun go down with a cold one.
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Travel & LeisureAuckland Council Has Launched Three Luxury Glamping Sites for Summer
For those wanting a hassle-free camping experience with all the modern creature comforts.
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Travel & LeisureTwelve Inventive and Indulgent Overseas Hotels to Put On Your Travel Bucket List
Bunking down for the night shouldn't be the boring part of your holiday.
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Travel & LeisureCathay Pacific Introduces a Pre-Flight Wellness Area for Travellers
Soothe your mind, body and soul between flights.
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Travel & LeisureSummer Stint: Port Stephens
New South Wales' second largest city is nipping at Sydney's heels when it comes to summery destinations. It's also the gateway to a slew of top-notch experiences nearby. So, pack your bags; Newcastle and its surrounds beckon.
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Travel & LeisureTurangi's White Water Rafting Marries Adventure With Conservation
Let your inner adrenaline junkie loose on the Tongariro River.
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Travel & LeisureThe World's First Entirely Vegan Luxury Hotel Suite Is Now Open
It's decked out in plant-based substances, fibres and surfaces — and even your room keycard is made from a natural pineapple-based material.
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Travel & LeisureThis Airline Has Created a Cookbook Based On Its In-Flight Meals
Recreate United Airlines' sky-high culinary creations in your own kitchen.
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Travel & LeisureNew York Is Getting an Adorable New Museum Dedicated to Dogs
It'll showcase doggo-centric art, feature a library about pooches and hold 'guest dog of the week' sessions.
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Travel & LeisureYou'll Soon Be Able to Sail on the World's First Cruise Ship with an Onboard Roller Coaster
Soar through twists, turns and drops while you're sailing the seas.