GO NZ: A Milford Sound overnight cruise in magical Fiordland National Park
10 May, 2021 05:34 PM
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Real Journeys offers overnight cruises in Milford and Doubtful Sound. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
By: Michelle Langstone
I came back to Milford Sound because I couldn t get the shape of the landscape out of my head; those glacier-carved mountains plunging toward deep green water, the lichen and moss hugging the faces of giants who seemed to lean in and admire their faces in the deep stillness. I was, it s fair to say, pining for the fiords, and so I came back a fortnight later to see it again, and to stay overnight on the Milford Mariner, a 40-metre scow-style heritage vessel that anchors out in the fiord as darkness creeps in, and carries you to the Tasman Sea at daybreak.
What New Zealand tourism s South Island focus means for visitors
7 May, 2021 03:22 AM
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The snow-capped Seaward Kaikoura Ranges. Photo / Supplied
Thomas Bywater is a writer and digital producer for Herald Travelthomas.bywater@nzherald.co.nz@ThomasBywater
Yesterday the New Zealand government announced a $200 million boost for regional tourism to keep operators open and travel bubble ready.
Along with a giant Kiwi and a surreal advertising pitch for Australian visitors, the support package was a more tangible aid unveiled at the TRENZ hui in Christchurch.
In a twelve-point plan, pots were put aside for various tourism rebuild goals. These included restarting hibernating businesses and revamping offerings to attract the kind of sustainable and high-quality visitor that Tourism minister Stuart Nash is hoping to woo.
LGI Homes Expands Growth in North Carolina with Opening of New Community Near Wilmington
May 03, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: LGI Homes, Inc. LGI Homes, Inc. The Woodlands, Texas, UNITED STATES
WILMINGTON, N.C., May 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGIH) announced its newest community in the greater Wilmington area, Harrison Cove, in Hampstead.
Ideally located between I-40 and US-17, Harrison Cove is just a short commute from world-class beaches and the entertainment of downtown Wilmington. Minutes from home, residents can relax at either Wrightsville Beach or Topsail Beach. Downtown Wilmington provides homeowners with the ideal day of shopping and dining in a picturesque setting at the famous Wilmington Riverwalk.