Camping

Sophie and her husband George Woods were previously London-based, but these days they park up wherever the wind takes them. The couple have been roaming around Europe in a converted campervan for… Audio

This Summer we're checking in with campgrounds around the country to see what's happening in their neck of the woods... This morning we're heading to Flaxmill Bay which is a sheltered bay between… Audio

For over 50 years the year ten, or fourth form students, from a Queenstown high school have been going on a very special camp. Audio

Our panellists discuss Tauranga mayor Tenby Powell's resignation, diversity in the workplace, the lingering impact of Covid-19 and Tourism minister Stuart Nash's contention that NZ should be focusing… Audio

Professor Kenneth Hill -- a psychologist who has dedicated his career to studying how lost people behave -- discusses his decades-long research into why people lost in forest and wildlands react the… Audio

Technically, Duncan Clarke still lives at his mother's place in Wellington, but that's because his vocation as a long-haul tour bus driver means he is effectively of no fixed abode. The former… Audio, Gallery

Chris Eden was diagnosed with incurable lymphatic cancer in 2005. Then he came up with a simple(ish) plan: ride a motorcycle solo across, round or through every continent in the world. So far he's… Audio, Gallery

When food-lovers Andrea Lo Vetere and Sara Mutande moved to New Zealand, they become passionate about camping. But one night, eating prepackaged food on the Routeburn Track, the couple (who are from… Audio, Gallery

The family of Darren Myers, who has been missing in the Tararua Ranges for almost a week, say they're still hopeful he'll be found alive. Video, Audio

Arrowtown man Glen Wallace is worried a hard-line stance on freedom camping will encourage reckless driving after he was given a $200 fine for parking up overnight in central Queenstown because he'd… Video, Audio

New Zealand's longest running music festival, Splore, is on again this weekend. Festival director John Minty speaks to Jim about the event's 20th anniversary. Audio

Deborah Frandsen and husband Grant Gabolinscy have jumped off the hampster wheel to live life's dream. This is their second summer running Newhaven holiday park an idyllic little spot near Owaka in… Audio, Gallery

Michele and Roy Connell are looking for "off roadies" to review the 100 accommodation spots on their website Off The Beaten Track. Audio

The council will be encouraging campers to utilise Department of Conservation campsites in the district as well as exploring the possibility of opening up and expanding an area at the Shotover Bridge.

Kathryn Ryan interviews Michele Connell, one of the founders of Off The Beaten Track, a new website which is hoping to offer an Air BnB-like service to private landowners who are happy to host… Audio

New Zealand's nine Great Walks have become increasingly popular, but if you want to stay overnight they've just become more expensive too. DoC's Gavin Walker explains why hut fees are going up. Audio

Michele Connell and her husband Roy are dairy farmers on the outskirts of Hamilton. Their online business Off The Beaten Track links holidaymakers with farmers. Audio