Tales straight from the trail

New Zealand Country Trails - our blog

Welcome to our NZ Country Trails Blog - where we write short stories about the people who list their activities on our website. There we...

Surviving a cyclone - a chat with Sally and Simon of Mahaanui farmstay

Cyclone damage: In a very personal way, Sally Officer and Simon Bennett know the value of protecting the environment having suffered, as...

Beverley Forrester - coloured sheep breeder - fashion designer

Following in the footsteps of her forefathers Beverley Forrester for many years farmed the green undulating hills of the family’s sheep...

Island Hills Station - bush walks - conservation - hunting

Shaun Monk is the kind of person that personifies the "great outdoors" of the NZ countryside, one that you meet when catching a breath on...

Karetu Farmstay & Gardens

Nestled among the rolling green hills of the Waipara Gorge in the Hurunui district, North Canterbury lies Karetu Downs, a 2000ha sheep...

Jan's journey of discovery

My journey starts at Blenheim at the beginning of State Highway 6 which takes me inland toward the West Coast of the South Island...