You can never go wrong when your view includes the shimmering Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown's snow-capped mountains, but Matakauri Lodge gets everything else right too.
Mountain Scene
July 18, 2021
In her happy place: Arrowtown artist Jenny Mehrtens amongst her works. PICTURE: SAM MEHRTENS
Jenny Mehrtens jokes that art is her golf. In her comfortable Arrowtown gallery she tells PHILIP CHANDLER why she took up the brush, why she yearned to live here and why she has a globe, while also singing the praises of her family
Hardly anyone better illustrates the joys of living and working in Arrowtown than successful artist Jenny Mehrtens.
A painter whose signature work employs appropriately for a town ‘born of gold’ gold
metal leaf, she resides close by at Millbrook Resort and has a large studio and gallery in the
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The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, Northland.
They say a woman with several coupes de champagne under her belt hit a hole in one from the deck of one of The Residences at Kauri Cliffs, sending the ball skyward to drop perfectly on the David Harman designed course below. Highly unlikely as any golfer would be blindsided by the spot’s jaw-dropping views of the Pacific Ocean, Cape Brett and the Cavalli Islands. Such coastal magnificence is the jewel in New Zealand’s tourism crown and Kauri Cliffs has hogged some of Northland’s best.
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24 gorgeous New Zealand retreats to treat yourself
22 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Kauri Cliffs four-bedroom villas were designed by Virgina Fisher, with family in mind. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
Jessica Cameron
If you, like many, are breathing a sigh of relief that the hectic summer holiday period is over, you might just be in need of a retreat.
Unlike a holiday , retreats are designed to provide people with the opportunity to reassess and sometimes restart. They re typically dedicated to both disconnecting often from work and technology and reconnecting with ourselves and our loved ones.
But that process will look different for everyone. Where a spa vacation will do the trick for some, an adventure through New Zealand s backcountry and bush might be the answer for others. So, from beach escapes and wellness weekends, to active relaxation holidays and luxurious foodie experiences, we ve rounded up 24 of the best retreats across the country.