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Winter Storage And Road Safety
It is finally raining here in the South Wairarapa, and the dry, brown grass and hills are just starting to green up. We’ll need to give our lawn a mow soon. If you own an RV of any description (motorhome, caravan, campervan, bus or fifth wheel) now i
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Compact Caravan Captures Campers
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Winter RV Care RV Tyre guide
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Jandals On The Trees, Kiwi In The Hills
First we’d have to identify it on the map, for I’d wager not many New Zealanders would know where Parua Bay is located. But for those that do, it’s clear they’re happy to have found this lovely spot. Roadside folk art in the form of a ‘patter’ of lon
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Ready Your RV For Storage
NZTODAY Lifestyle Winter RV Care The LPG gas inside the cylinder will not deteriorate. However it is best kept within the cylinder! Firmly shut the cylinder valve, and check the outlet of the cylinder with some soapy water to make sure it is gas tigh
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Event Guide
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Winter Wonders
Have you ever been to a place and wondered how this landscape came to be? Maybe it’s the formation of a mountain or the channel of a riverbed that led you to wanting to be better informed about your surroundings? As a resident of Banks Peninsula, it
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Mini-bus Converted To Luxury Campervan
https://qrco.de/bfAqLj I think many experienced RVers will agree that most campervans layouts seem to all follow a common formula and style of build. So when a home-designed and -built campervan is spotted on social media with dark blue and black fea
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Road Kai
This crab ravioli is a homage to Nonna Filomena’s ricotta ravioli – pillowy soft and delightful with a very simple, summery tomato sugo. The sweetness of the crab nestled in the creamy ricotta with a hint of lemon zest is quite sublime. To simplify t
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More Value Means More Insurance Happiness
Word Search Winner Lionel Beecher Stratford 7. For those of you who like garden visits, try this little gem in Carterton in the Wairarapa (6) 8. This near 80km track in Kahurangi National Park is the longest of DOC’s nine great walks of NZ (6) 10. Mo
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Home On The Road With Three-zone Living
https://qrco.de/bfAqJq The Richmond Cars & Commercials team were exhibitors at the May NZMCA Motorhome Caravan Leisure show in Christchurch, showing visitors the range of Australis caravans. The Nelson-based dealership has held the exclusive New Zeal
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Winter Safety Tips
NZTODAY Lifestyle Winter RV Care Have the brakes checked and tested. The braking system is a vital safety mechanism. Oil sometimes thickens as it gets colder, and it can’t lubricate an engine properly if it is too cool. Read the owner’s manual to det
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Bare Kiwi Southern Roadie
There’s no doubt New Zealand’s South Island provides the canvas for one of the best roadies around, so it made perfect sense to Kyle Mulinder, aka Bare Kiwi, to hook up his upgraded Jayco Outback caravan and hit the road over the summer. The successf
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Casparfriendly Campgrounds Impress
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Treetop Protest to National Treasure
After hearing many enthusiastic stories of the Timber Trail cycle ride Rick and I decided we must do the ride through the Pureora Forest. When I read “it is recommended to take a Personal Locator Beacon”, there was a sinking feeling in the pit of my
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Discovering Kaikōura From Above, An Ecozip Adventure
There is no shortage of ocean wildlife adventures in Kaikōura, but this time we decided to do something different. Ecozip Adventures zipline is a newly established activity (since December 2023) in Kaikōura that aims to provide locals and tourists wi
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Tauranga Treasures
Tauranga is rapidly overtaking Hamilton as the fourth largest city in New Zealand, and obviously a city of more than 161,000 people has many attractions and services catering for the needs of locals and visitors alike. It houses the largest port in t
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Adventures in Hanmer Springs
I didn’t think I was much of an adrenalin junkie. At least, not since my twenties. Yes, I tried bungee jumping and skydiving when I travelled around New Zealand in a campervan in the 1990s, but since taking up permanent residence in Aotearoa in 2006
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Win Books
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Allan Dick Today
Someone recently told me they were enjoying reading back issues of NZTODAY and how it was a totally different magazine then. I think they were reading issue #35 and I responded by saying that it was even more different if they had a look at the first
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New EV Camper Trial Starting
The RV Supercentre hall was busy over the Covi show weekend, and the manufacturing arm of thl was there showcasing the latest prototype from Action Manufacturing’s development of the electric EV here in New Zealand. Back in 2019, we featured an artic
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Cycling Through History
There is nothing like a cycle ride through the countryside to get in touch with the environment, as experiencing the smells, sights and sounds of an area creates a lasting impression. The Twin Coast Cycle Trail Pou Herenga Tai in Northland offers thi
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Retro Reno Pop-up part 5
The kitchen workbench top was cut from oak-veneered 26mm plywood and then edged with pine. Even though it was a lot of extra work I made a cutlery and mug drawer for under the workbench. I also made five doors – one for under the sink, and two pairs
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Dental Woes, Easter Adventures & Fan Encounters
Woof-woof, friends! It’s been quite the woof-tastic journey these past few months; filled with toothy troubles, Easter escapades and some exciting encounters along the way. Let me bark you through it! Well, arf-arf it was a tiresome tooth time – my h
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More Value Means More Insurance Happiness
Visit: starinsure.co.nz Call: 0800 250 600 Word Search Winner Gordon Lawrence, Auckland 7. ------ Williams (later Corlett) was a great all-round athlete, and NZ’s first woman Olympic champion and world record holder in her specialist event (6) 8. Thi
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A Vibrant Spirit
The name Herrick Creek may conjure up images of a marshy, lush forest floor, but no, it’s a small-batch distillery located on the eastern side of Christchurch. Tom Finn, a Canadian by birth, is at the helm and brings his little piece of home to New Z
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Autumn Roadie And Southern Showtime
This year is flying by way too fast – it doesn’t need any autumnal winds to push it along. I can’t believe we are in May already as January still seems like just a few weeks ago. The temperature change is welcome as is the rain here in the southern W
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