A man called String Ballantyne exemplifies the spirit of what makes Stewart Island a different kind of place from the rest of New Zealand. He was a larger-than-life figure, a legend in the Bluff, Foveaux Strait and Stewart Island area, a fisherman who was a pioneer in the crayfishing industry, and who built the southernmost house in New Zealand on a promontory on the south … [Read more...] about Stewart Island is something special
Stewart Island
3 interesting anytime destinations
Central Otago is a destination for all seasons. Queenstown was lively over the summer months but nothing like its heady days when the place was packed with international visitors and Kiwis felt alienated by the crowds and the high prices. Last summer there weren’t the crowds but the prices weren’t much lower than usual – at least not in my reckoning. Nowhere did I see a No … [Read more...] about 3 interesting anytime destinations