Auckland
- Opinion
- Foodie travel
The type of restaurant every traveller should seek out
Avoid the empires, the spin-offs, the slick machines or the painfully pretentious. Find places where the owner is the one in the apron banging the pans.
- Ben Groundwater
It’s no Bondi, but this dark, wild beach is startlingly beautiful
If Bondi Beach is Barbie, New Zealand’s Piha Beach is Wuthering Heights’ Heathcliff. Brooding, wild, unpredictable.
- Jane Richards
Qantas’ new lounge ‘best on the network’ – but it’s not in Australia
Ten years after first being discussed, new lounge is ready to open and will give passengers heading to New York a place to freshen up before the long haul.
- Emma Stanford
The hidden side to one of NZ’s most popular islands
Only a 40-minute ferry ride from downtown Auckland, Waiheke Island receives an avalanche of visitors every summer. But it’s not hard to get away from them.
- Rob McFarland
- ★★★★
- Hotel reviews
I didn’t want to stay in this budget airport hotel, but I loved it
Get over your Holiday Inn preconceptions – this airport hotel is fun and funky, with surprising tropical-resort vibes.
- Katrina Lobley
The ultimate luxury lodge stay in New Zealand
The exclusive Kiwi lodge scene is looking even rosier with the entry of the luxury Rosewood group.
- Jane Reddy
Port guide: Auckland, New Zealand
The cruise terminal could hardly be better located to explore New Zealand’s breezy, sea-gazing capital, so get walking.
- Brian Johnston
Australian passengers have one major complaint about cruises. This ship solves it
On behalf of a nation of espresso-sipping extremists, Silversea’s Silver Muse is doing god’s work in the caffeinating department.
- Anthony Dennis
Best short-haul destinations: Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand’s biggest city has been utterly transformed by the dramatic redevelopment of its once no-go waterfront as well as a quality food scene.
- Anthony Dennis
- ★★★½
- Airline reviews
Airline review: 16-hour Qantas economy long haul leaves a bad taste
Top marks Qantas for a fast and convenient flight, but economy passengers deserve more than this.
- Ellen Connolly