New Zealand
The Best Hotels and Resorts in Australasia: The Gold List 2024
Our global editors – based in seven cities across three continents – share their favourite places to stay
By CNT Editors
The Best Places to Go in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific in 2024
For First Nations cultural immersions, world-class wines, and top surfing spots.
By CNT Editors
Emilia Wickstead, Air New Zealand's new uniform designer, on her inspiration for the airline's fashionable new era
We caught up with the London-based Kiwi designer following the announcement.
By Connor Sturges
The most incredible castle wedding venues in the world
From gargoyle clad turrets to rosy pink palaces, these castles are what fairytales are made of
By Laura Hampson
The world's first ‘winery airline’ will be taking off in 2023
Invivo Air will serve up wines at 18,000ft, but there is a small catch
By Abigail Malbon
Destinations
New Zealand reopens to tourists: new travel rules explained
New Zealand's borders have been closed to UK citizens since the start of the pandemic – but travellers are finally allowed to re-enter
Inspiration
The best hotels in Australia and New Zealand: the Gold List 2022 and 2021
Our all-time favourite and new hotels in Australia and New Zealand, as picked by the editors of Condé Nast Traveller for The Gold List 2022, with the 2021 selection beneath
By Condé Nast Traveller and Divia Thani
A local's guide to New Zealand
Designer Lillie Toogood and entrepreneur Dirk Paetzold on where to eat in Auckland and escape from the city
By Erin Florio
Inspiration
Where is the new 'The Lord of the Rings' series filmed?
Middle Earth? Not quite. Here's where the long-awaited prequel was shot
By James Medd
Places To Stay
The best new hotels in Australia and New Zealand: the Hot List 2021
The best new hotels in Australia and New Zealand, as picked by the editors of Condé Nast Traveller for The Hot List 2021
By Condé Nast Traveller and Fiona Kerr
Inspiration
The ultimate travel bucket list
Unforgettable destinations and adventures to top everyone's wish list
By Condé Nast Traveller
Inspiration
The most beautiful places to visit in Australia and New Zealand
The loveliest places to visit from Melbourne to Queenstown
By Ash James
Places To Stay
The hotel openings to know about in 2020
From a floating wellness retreat in Swedish Lapland to a kooky landscape hotel in the Arizona desert, these are the not-to-be-missed new places to check into next year
By Fiona Kerr and Ianthe Butt
Style & Culture
Where is 'The Luminaries' filmed?
Based on the multi-layered, Booker Prize-winning novel, this new six-part drama heads to New Zealand’s West Coast during the gold rush years
By James Medd
Inspiration
What life in New Zealand is like as lockdown starts to lift
Writer Alexia Santamaria lives in the outskirts of Auckland. As the country manages to contain the virus, she explains what life is like in New Zealand
By Alexia Santamaria
Inspiration
James Bell Co-founder of The Turquoise Holiday Company shares his favourite places in the world
The latest in our insiders' insider guides
By James Bell
Inspiration
Is fly fishing the new surfing?
Fishing is having a moment right now, as the sport gets a sharp reboot with more adventurous locations and exciting techniques
By Ruaridh Nicoll
Style & Culture
Why you shouldn't tag your location on Instagram
There's much more to the geotagging debate than whether you should tag your photos on social media, it's also a question of sustainability and the dangers on overtourism
By Michael Crampton
Places To Stay
The Lindis New Zealand hotel review
Nestled into the star-lit Ahuriri Valley in New Zealand’s Canterbury region, surrounded on three sides by conservation parks, The Lindis merges natural materials with stylish furnishings to create the perfect retreat from city living
By Kendall Hill