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Travel with confidence on the Pacific Coast Highway, Thermal Explorer Highway and Volcanic Loop.

These well sign-posted highways (signs every 14 kilometers) clearly indicate you are on path and heading in the right direction to your next destination.

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Pacific Coast Highway

Glittering white sand, crystal clear, rolling surf beaches, beautiful harbours & More

Thermal Explorer Highway

The region is abundant with crystal clear lakes, bubbling mud & geysers, natural hot spas, skifields & More

Volcanic Loop

The region is abundant with crystal clear lakes, streams, natural spas, skifields & More

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Media Articles

Tom's Cottages Accommodation

Tom’s Cottages Accommodation

Hawke’s Bay Region - Mar 2012

The Times, UK reviews 15 places for a wild time, and this tiny hideaway in Hawke's Bay, NZ scores major points for its location and style, with a fabulous alfresco bath thrown in.  More

Canoeing Whanganui

Canoeing Whanganui

Ruapehu Region - Mar 2012

Sydney Morning Herald publishes an article by rookie canoeist Richard Tulloch who goes into a gentle spin, down New Zealand’s Whanganui River...  More

mt-ngauruhoe

A Mountain of Fun

Ruapehu Region - Mar 2012

Get the adrenaline pumping over a weekend in Tongariro National Park on New Zealand's North Island.  More

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