When the blackboard at The Chop Shop suggests a glass of bubbles to celebrate the start of summer 🤗. A delicious match with a summery...

#338 Eat - As we drive to and from Central Otago, we have discovered a great pie in the tiny town of Ettrick. Benger Garden Cafe is...

#326 Eat - Fresh blue cod and chips from Best Café. This wee restaurant is super cute retro, you step back into the 1950s as you walk in,...

#317 Eat/Buy/Do - Sit in a fabulous spot in the morning sun for a date scone and a chai latte at Union Co. cafe in Port Chalmers. In what...

#314 Do - A road trip north taking the scenic route from Dunedin. First stop was the little seaside town, Karitane, with its isolated,...

#239 Buy - Central Otago peonies. As we drove to Cromwell on Saturday, we passed many little local roadside businesses advertising...

#233 Buy - fresh produce from Black’s Road Green Grocer in the North East Valley. A great little general corner store, locally owned by...

#224 Buy - a morning coffee from Steam Café in Oamaru. Sitting in the sunshine in their back garden on a stunning spring day was our...

#212 Eat - 'The Johnnie' from Johnnie's Southern Kitchen in Rattray Street. A pulled pork burrito with BBQ sauce and a side of 'sauced...

#205 Eat - a cinnamon scroll from Wolf at the Door. This quirky cafe tucked away in Carroll St is locally owned by Troy (who also has...