Kia ora

The Spinoff

  • The Spinoff
  • Politics
  • Pop Culture
  • Kai
  • Podcasts

Sections

  • The Best Of
  • Business
  • Science
  • Partners
  • Sports
  • Media
  • Society
  • Ātea
  • Books
  • Internet
Search for an author...

SEARCH


AUTHOR SEARCH

Search for an author...

Sections

  • The Best Of
  • Media
  • Business
  • Society
  • Science
  • Ātea
  • Partners
  • Books
  • Sports
  • Internet

Watch

  • Videos

Members

About

  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • About us
  • Jobs

Subscribe

  • Newsletters

The Spinoff Live


    Travel

    Otago Rail Trail memories (All photos: Maria Grace)

    We cycled the Otago Rail Trail with small kids, and it was a near-perfect trip

    The Otago Central Rail Trail is one of our most famous and beloved cycle trails, and for good reason – but is it doable with young kids? Absolutely.
    avatar
    By Maria Grace | 6th February, 2021
    Guest writer
    An adventurer taking a time out on a trip. This is not me, but it could be. (Photo: DOC; annotation author’s own)

    Long-time walker, first-time hiker: What newbie trampers need to know

    This summer, more of us than ever are biting the bullet and heading out into the great outdoors for the first time.
    avatar
    By Guest Post | 2nd February, 2021
    Guest writer
    The Swan Taproom and Eatery, Bath St (Photo: DunedinNZ)

    How to do Dunedin

    Get wild, get cultured, get fed and then get to bed: the essential guide to a perfect few days in the southern city.
    avatar
    By Catherine McGregor | 28th January, 2021
    Deputy Editor
    Walking up the Deception Valley (Photo: Abigail O’Regan)

    What I learnt walking Te Araroa for 50 days

    In an ordinary season, Te Araroa is bustling. We’re walking it in a not-so-ordinary season.
    avatar
    By Kirsten O'Regan | 21st January, 2021
    Guest writer
    Let’s get angry (Image : Tina Tiller)
    Opinion

    It’s time to get angry about excess baggage fees 

    Stewart Sowman-Lund gets good and mad on behalf of those who have been forced to fork out.
    avatar
    By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 27th November, 2020
    Live Updates Editor
    Nick Atkinson in the Waikaretu Valley. Photo: Supplied

    Who needs the world when you can pedal your way to paradise?

    After the second lockdown came to Auckland, Nick Atkinson dusted off and spruced up his bicycle,
    avatar
    By Nick Atkinson | 20th September, 2020
    Guest writer
    Come On to New Zealand: The 1980s tourism video that wants you to get nude

    Come On to New Zealand: The 1980s tourism video that wants you to get nude

    Tara Ward takes a trip back in time with this classic 1980s New Zealand tourism video.
    avatar
    By Tara Ward | 27th July, 2020
    Contributing writer
    Crayfish for breakfast in Kaikōura (Photo: Leisha Jones)

    Rediscovering Aotearoa through food: A post-Covid snacking odyssey

    A love letter to New Zealand, from crayfish to custard squares.
    avatar
    By Leisha Jones | 24th July, 2020
    Guest writer
    Getty Images

    The ultimate guide to New Zealand quarantine and managed isolation hotels

    What should you expect when you touch down in New Zealand, bound for your temporary hotel home? It all depends on the luck of the draw
    avatar
    By Isaac Davison | 19th July, 2020
    Guest writer
    Destination Pacific. Photo: Getty

    The trans-Tasman bubble can wait. NZ and the Pacific can make a Covid-free zone

    The health arguments are sound, and the economic and cultural imperatives are clear.
    avatar
    By Collin Tukuitonga | 13th June, 2020
    Guest writer
    Immigration NZ’s New Zealand Now site.

    QUIZ: How does NZ describe itself to lure people from nine different nations?

    Only one is really easy, but most of them make sense, in a bleak way.
    avatar
    By Toby Manhire | 11th June, 2020
    Editor
    A boom in domestic tourism in Queenstown could cushion the damage of the border closure. Photo: Getty

    Exclusive: New poll offers hope for devastated tourism industry

    Widespread appetite for domestic tourism, while public support for the alert level two shift is high.
    avatar
    By David Brain | 16th May, 2020
    Contributing writer
    Photo: Getty Images; Graphic: Tina Tiller

    ‘An absolute crock’: Tourism industry rounds on ‘wildly disappointing’ budget

    The tourism sector was holding out hope for a lifeline. It didn't come, and now, they say, they're drowning.
    avatar
    By Catherine McGregor | 15th May, 2020
    Deputy Editor
    The iconic Church of the Good Shepard at Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin. Photo: Getty Images

    The lockdown sanctuary at Lake Tekapo

    What's it like living out the lockdown at one of New Zealand's most popular tourist destinations?
    avatar
    By Michael Andrew | 25th April, 2020
    Business editor
    Why I love: Duolingo, the language app that’s the next best thing to travel
    Opinion

    Why I love: Duolingo, the language app that’s the next best thing to travel

    Missing international travel? At a loose end? It's time to learn a language, the easy way.
    avatar
    By Catherine McGregor | 21st April, 2020
    Deputy Editor
    Photo: Getty

    For shoestring tourists needing to self-isolate, options are few

    The government says tourists could be deported if they fail to self-isolate. One problem: there aren't many places they can do so.
    avatar
    By Josie Adams | 18th March, 2020
    Staff Writer
    A passenger at Rome’s Fiumicino airport on January 31, 2020 (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)

    What you need to know about travel and Covid-19

    Should you stay, or should you go? Your burning questions on travelling in the time of coronavirus, answered.
    avatar
    By Catherine McGregor | 7th March, 2020
    Deputy Editor
    Getty Images

    The Spinoff guide to air travel etiquette

    You may not be punching strangers' seats, but there's plenty of other behaviour that is guaranteed to make your fellow passengers seethe with rage. Here's how to travel by plane without making people hate you.
    avatar
    By Catherine McGregor | 19th February, 2020
    Deputy Editor
    Stasher: The ‘Airbnb for luggage’ launches in NZ

    Stasher: The ‘Airbnb for luggage’ launches in NZ

    UK company Stasher allows travellers to store their luggage while offering local businesses a way to earn extra cash. The CEO Jacob Wedderburn-Day explains how the business works.
    avatar
    By Jihee Junn | 17th February, 2020
    Staff Writer
    Jimmy Hayes. Photo: Supplied.

    The Kiwi travel bag company that raised more than a million on Kickstarter

    This week on Business is Boring, host Simon Pound talks to Jimmy Hayes from Minaal.
    avatar
    By Simon Pound | 6th February, 2020
    Business is Boring boss

    Sections

    • The Best Of
    • Business
    • Science
    • Partners
    • Sports
    • Media
    • Society
    • Ātea
    • Books
    • Internet

    Watch

    • Videos

      Members

        About

        • Contact
        • Advertise
        • About us
        • Jobs

        Subscribe

        • Newsletters

        The Spinoff Live

            FOLLOW US

            DOWNLOAD THE APP

            Privacy PolicyThe Spinoff Members Terms and ConditionsThe Spinoff Advertising Terms and Conditions

            The Spinoff is subject to NZ Media Council procedures. A complaint must be first directed in writing, within one month of publication, to info@thespinoff.co.nz. If not satisfied with the response, the complaint may be referred to the online complaint form at www.presscouncil.org.nz along with a link to the relevant story and all correspondence with the publication.

            © The Spinoff 2025
            ×
            ▼

            Loading...