#351 Do - Mount Cargill as our morning coffee spot. We cheated slightly and drove to the top! Having only ever walked or jogged the track...

#350 Do - Head for the hills in Central Otago for wild rose-hip. With autumn now here, the hills are full of this prickly bush with it's...

#349 Do - The Morningstar Track to the Shotover River. Once described as ‘The Richest River in the World’, it’s only a 30 minute return...

#344 Buy - Delicious cake and coffee sitting in the sun at Pitches Store in the tiny historic town of Ophir. Originally a butcher and...

#341 Do - A day trip to the heart of Southland ♥️ Winton! One of Southland’s oldest towns, it was establish in 1861 and named after...

#337 Eat - Glorious greengage plums! So sweet and delicious and their short season is in full swing. I picked up a bag from Te Mahanga...

#328 Do - Inflight reading! Celebrate a wonderful local author, Janet Frame. Janet was born in Dunedin in 1924 and grew up in Oamaru. She...

#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,...

#325 Do - On Waitangi Day, celebrate what it means to be a New Zealander. I headed to Toitū this morning and listened to local historian...

#324 Do - Step inside St Joseph's Cathedral in Dunedin. This impressive Gothic Revival style building, designed by architect Francis...