One hike to rule them all? Tackling Mordor on New Zealand’s best day hike

John Malathronas September 14, 2018 Share this article Billed as one of New Zealand’s best day hikes, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing winds through a national park best known as Peter Jackson’s Mordor. Could you turn down a chance to follow in Frodo’s footsteps? I can’t remember how I met tall, lanky Yorkshire Joe. Was he […]

See One of New Zealand’s Coolest Attractions: The Glowing Waitomo Caves

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Beyond Middle-earth: What is New Zealand’s secret power?

The Kiwis just love adventure—they do it right, and they’ve been doing it right for a long time. There’s something about the New Zealand psyche that has them pushing limits, that has them setting records. Just ask Braden Currie, a Kiwi Ironman who’s a three-time World Multisport Champion and spends a lot of time outdoors: […]

Air New Zealand’s hilarious new Christmas greeting makes fun of the country’s accent

Air New Zealand are masters of the compelling safety video, having enlisted everyone from the All Blacks to Hobbits and Bear Grylls to show passengers what to do in an emergency. But the country of 4.7 million people, which gave the world Flight of the Conchords, Crowded House, Lord of the Rings movies, the longest place name […]