Three of New Zealand’s Most Beautiful Luxury Lodges
Adventure and impeccable accommodation unite.
For such a tiny country, New Zealand has a wealth of natural beauty to explore. But getting out of the city doesn’t have to mean roughing it.
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The Dacha, New Zealand
A home away from home.
Located on the South Island in Wanaka, the architecturally modern home was designed according to a single mantra: “It’s all about the view.”
Greytown, New Zealand’s Food Forest Organics
Going vegan in New Zealand’s prettiest town.
Director James Cameron and his wife Suzy were so charmed by Greytown, they decided to stay and open their own café and grocer.
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South Island summer.
Two rolls of film shot over two weeks around New Zealand’s South Island; a photo essay.
Christchurch Café Revival
C1 Espresso in New Zealand.
Wandering the downtown streets of Christchurch, New Zealand, is a bit like wandering around an abandoned movie set. In September 2010 and again in February 2011, devastating earthquakes tore through the city, wreaking havoc on infrastructure.
Cardboard Cathedral
Act of God.
Christchurch’s landmark cathedral gets a cardboard redesign by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, who is the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate.
The World of WearableArt
A visual feast.
Described as “Mardi Gras meets haute couture at a Peter Gabriel concert, directed by Salvador Dalí,” the World of WearableArt (WOW) is a theatrical extravaganza, a phantasmagorical two-hour runway exhibition, held every September in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Art deco, Kiwi-style.
When you think art deco by the sea, you probably conjure up Miami Beach. Think again. The small city of Napier, tucked away in Hawke’s Bay on New Zealand’s North Island, has one of the best collections of art deco architecture anywhere in the world.
