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The new Scenic Plus experience on the TranzAlpine will take rail tourism to a new level, KiwiRail’s general manager Scenic Journeys Tracey Goodall said.

Why the TranzAlpine train across the South Island is truly one of NZs great journeys Newshub 9/02/2021 © Provided by Newshub Out of all the places I visited around New Zealand last year, there is one experience that truly sums up the do something new message thats become the slogan for domestic travel around Aotearoa. The TranzAlpine, operated by The Great Journeys of New Zealand from Christchurch to Greymouth, is a five-hour long smorgasbord of amazing scenery. After we departed Christchur...

All aboard the Coastal Pacific scenic train 16 Jan, 2021 09:00 PM 5 minutes to read Watch: All aboard the Coastal Pacific scenic train. Video / Chris Tarpey NZ Herald By: Chris Tarpey Unlike our national bird, we Kiwis are renowned for flying far and wide in search of the perfect holiday destination. With international travel all but impossible, many of us will be visiting parts of Aotearoa for the first time. Not just a form of transport, this Coastal Pacific train trip has me reconsidering ho...

Slice of Heaven 5 minutes to read This land of ours is distinct in a multitude of ways. This summer make the time to seek out a "world famous in New Zealand" moment all for yourself. The singsong of a tui, a burst of pohutukawa red, the carved maihi (arms) of a maraes wharenui (meeting house) – there are some moments you could be nowhere else in the world but Aotearoa. Weve scoured the country to showcase some more quintessential Kiwi-ness to revel in for a uniquely New Zealand summer. Kaitok...