Queenstown

Arrowtown gold streets

The gold-rush village twenty minutes out: cottages, cafés and autumn color.

Ben Lomond summit

The local big one: a full-day climb above the lake with the whole basin below.

Cardrona backcountry day

Guided lines off the backcountry gates. Check the avalanche report first.

Coronet Queenstown night ski

Night skiing Fridays, M1, Fergburger Queenstown. NZ after-dark.

Fergbaker pie run

Venison pie still warm beats the burger queue next door. Opens early.

Fergburger at midnight

Join the legendary queue. The Big Al lives up to it.

Glenorchy road trip

45 min of lake bends to a frontier town. Stop at every lookout, twice.

Kawarau bungy bridge

The original commercial bungy bridge. Watch first. Then jump.

Kiwi bird park morning

See a kiwi awake in the nocturnal house. Feeding talks run hourly.