The city of Auckland has all the bustling excitement of a cosmopolitan hub with none of the overcrowded frenzy, and the SO Auckland sits at the very heart of it all.

The primordial stillness that reigns over New Zealand’s remote and pristine Dusky Sound makes an impression on seasoned traveller Victoria Burrows.

KNOWN FOR: GOURMET TRAILS, OF COURSE

How Anthony Teen turned his passion for extreme big wall climbing into a business that takes on projects others say are impossible.

Purepods in New Zealand: your luxemeets- off-the-grid silent retreat.

ASIA-PACIFIC BOATING TALKS EXCLUSIVELY TO SOFTBANK TEAM JAPAN SKIPPER DEAN BARKER AND GENERAL MANAGER KAZUHIKO SOFUKU ABOUT THEIR HOPES FOR THE SOLE ASIAN CHALLENGER IN THE 35TH AMERIC A’S CUP IN BERMUDA.

Her family owns Skope Industries, New Zealand’s leading manufacturer of commercial refrigeration

THE NEW ZEALAND MILLENNIUM CUP has received eight new entries so far – Pumula, Cavallo, Farfalla, Tawera, Silvertip, Steinlager 2, Antaeus and Janice of Wyoming. They will race over the waters of Bay of Islands.

That's what you may see on a name card these days, and it's part of an increasing number of job titles that didn't exist a decade ago.

Before the breathtaking landscapes in The Lord of the Rings put New Zealand on the travel map, two tycoons looking for investment opportunities saw the country’s potential, built luxury resorts around the Bay of Islands, near the northern tip of the country, and used them as their personal retreats. The Peak drops in to see what makes The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs and The Landing the perfect getaways.

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ARE BOATER’S PARADISES THANKS TO MILD CLIMATES AND AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF MODERN MARINAS, PLUS SECURE AND STABLE ECONOMIES.