These are 10 useful trips for if you ever find yourself travelling around the same country ...
Explore New Zealand
Winter Escapes….Maketu
Dining out on the covered deck of the Seaside Cafe Maketu, you could almost believe you were on a yacht, with sun streaming in the zip-open windows of a white canvas canopy.
Poor Knights Island, Aorangi
The waves are seething all around us as the bow of the boat smashes back down ...
A Place Called Home – Waikanae
Waikanae is Reuben Bonner's spiritual home in many ways - it's where his "Nana" still lives and he has many pleasant memories from a sunny childhood there.
The Windy Wellington
Our capital is not our largest city (that honour goes to Auckland), but it's a vibrant ...
Boom times on the West Coast
When the government legislated an end to the logging of native timber in NZ, it was the West Coast that was the hardest hit.
Ruby Rock
There's more than gold and greenstone in the mountains of the West Coast - there's also a stone that is unique to that part of the world. Reuben Bonner has that story
Between the Tararua Ranges
The Kapiti Coast and much more...
Living The Life – Just out of Taupo
Savannah Bay overlooking mighty Lake Taupo is possibly the most distinctive and unique lifestyyle development in New Zealand. We sent Reuben Bonner to investigate.
The Teviot Woolshed
'You have to go and speak to that guest in the front row of the group wedding picture,' the bride hissed at me. 'Tell her to turn her engagement ring round or take it off: it's bigger than MINE.'