# Travelmemo — New Zealand

> Articles published on Travelmemo in the New Zealand category.

Discover New Zealand's breathtaking landscapes from snow-capped Southern Alps and pristine glaciers to wild West Coast beaches and crystal-clear lakes. Experience world-class skiing at Cardrona, explore stunning destinations like Wanaka and Queenstown, and enjoy unique accommodations from luxury lodges to quirky motorhomes. From tramping adventures and e-biking scenic trails to helicopter glacier tours, New Zealand offers unforgettable outdoor experiences in both North and South Islands.

## Articles

- [The Rock on Gibraltar — Guaranteed to be amazing](https://travelmemo.com/okf/rock-gibraltar-accom-rental-vacation-home.md): New Zealander Justine Tyerman discovers it’s not far to The Rock on Gibraltar.
- [Te Ariki Nui – like a luxury lodge in the remote wilderness of Wanaka](https://travelmemo.com/okf/te-ariki-nui-wanaka-luxury-lodge.md): Justine Tyerman comes across a ‘talking landscape’ on the outskirts of Wanaka in the South Island of New Zealand
- [Green and purple everywhere – JUCY rentals](https://travelmemo.com/okf/jucy-rentals-green-purple.md): Justine and Chris Tyerman’s wedding guests encounter the “JRW”, the JUCY Recognition Wave.
- [Cardrona Alpine Resort, Wanaka, wins the vote…](https://travelmemo.com/okf/cardrona-alpine-resort-chondola-wanaka.md): The conversation, standing by the outside fire at the Cardrona pub drinking tummy-warming gluhwein and feasting on wedges with naughty sour cream, went something like this. Should we have our fourth c
- [Stellar skiing in Cardrona Alpine Resort](https://travelmemo.com/okf/cardrona-alpine-resort-skiing.md): Justine Tyerman sets a new tradition on her best day’s skiing ever at Cardrona Alpine Resort . . .
- [JUCY SNOOZE HOTEL – Justine Tyerman snoozes in a ‘pod’ in Christchurch](https://travelmemo.com/okf/jucy-snooze-hotel-christchurch.md): I’ve stayed in many hotels and lodges around the world, from ritzy to rustic, but Snooze in Christchurch is the coolest of them all. The communal concept really appeals to me. Warm, welcoming, friendl
- [Explore New Zealand’s South Island Lake District by motorhome & e-bike](https://travelmemo.com/okf/lake-district-south-island-motorhome-e-bike.md): After our idyllic motorhome trip in late winter-early spring, we couldn’t wait to get back on the road again in late summer-early autumn. Travelling outside the peak holiday period at the change of se
- [Dave and Emma’s house — our TV Star Setting](https://travelmemo.com/okf/dave-and-emmas-house-our-tv-star-setting.md): The occasion was our annual get-together, a time when our daughters fly in from far-away places to reconnect as a family. We chose Auckland’s West Coast beaches because the region is close to the city
- [Love Home Swap — I Love It!](https://travelmemo.com/okf/love-home-swap-at-the-tv-star-set.md): I joined Love Home Swap in 2013 and Dave and Emma’s house is one of many fabulous private homes we’ve stayed at around the world. We stayed five nights and paid precisely nothing . . . unless you take
- [On the Wild Side — Auckland’s West Coast Lifeguards don’t sit in a Tower…](https://travelmemo.com/okf/auckland-west-coast-lifeguards.md): Justine Tyerman finds high drama and spectacular landscapes at Auckland’s West Coast beaches.
- [Franz Josef Glacier and the beautiful Maori legend](https://travelmemo.com/okf/franz-josef-glacier-maori-legend.md): Justine Tyerman learns about Franz Josef Glacier and the beautiful Maori legend of Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere: The Tears of the Ice Maiden.
- [E-biking the Clutha River, Wanaka, Otago](https://travelmemo.com/okf/ebiking-clutha-river-wanaka.md): Justine Tyerman discovers e-biking, and her husband performs a heroic deed…
- [Justine’s tramping boots go on a roadie](https://travelmemo.com/okf/justine-tramping-boots-motorhome-wanaka.md): Justine Tyerman’s TBs (tramping boots) spend an idyllic week with a beautiful Italian…
- [Love Home Swap House by Lovell and O’Connell Architects](https://travelmemo.com/okf/love-home-swap-wanaka.md): After a recent hike to Aspiring Hut we stayed in luxury at a Love Home Swap house in Wanaka with magnificent views of the lake and surrounding mountains. Check out this architecture award winner!
- [Justine’s tramping boots go AWOL](https://travelmemo.com/okf/justines-tramping-boots-go-awol.md): Justine Tyerman has trouble with her wayward tramping mates . . .
- [Living on the edge in a Luxe House](https://travelmemo.com/okf/jagged-edge-luxe-house.md): Justine Tyerman stayed at Luxe Houses’ New Zealand flagship property, the spectacular Jagged Edge near Queenstown…
- [Travel Writer Justine Tyerman’s Ski Boots Undergo Radical Surgery](https://travelmemo.com/okf/justine-tyerman-ski-boots-surgery.md): There’s fierce rivalry between the TBs (tramping boots) and the SBs (ski boots) in my life. The cousins have always competed for my affections and the honour of being chosen for the outdoor pursuit of
- [Snowshoeing, jetboating and wilderness hiking](https://travelmemo.com/okf/snowshoeing-jetboating-wilderness-hiking.md): Justine Tyerman upsets her old tramping mates… again! My TBs (tramping boots) had a hissy fit – literally – at the prospect of being shackled to a pair of rectangular trays with spiked bottoms. It was
- [Hollyford Track – A walk in the park](https://travelmemo.com/okf/hollyford-track-fiordland-national-park.md): Justine Tyerman’s tramping boots (TBs) think they are going to Hollywood… but she has other ideas.
- [Homing Instinct – Home Swapping](https://travelmemo.com/okf/homing-instinct-home-swapping.md): While meandering through some properties on my favourite accommodation website I found a gorgeous home in Auckland. Staying there was like living inside the pages of a design magazine!…