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Coromandel Holiday Retreat
By Candice Paewai and Bachchat staff
A great place to take the children or a group, this Coromandel retreat has a kauri sanctuary to explore, swimming holes for summer, and snooker, spa and fire for winter. - More
- Posted:
- 25-Jun-2012
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- Categories:
- Coromandel
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- Family holiday
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- Sustainability
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Whare Hoa Hoa
By Gaye Rowberry and Bachchat staff
Enjoy the vineyards of Martinborough from a spacious and elegant homestay - More
- Posted:
- 22-Jun-2012
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- Categories:
- Wellington
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- Family holiday
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- Food and wine
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- Wine tour
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- Views:
- 823
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Tree house of dreams
By Bachchat Staff
When Cyclone Bola hit Coromandel in 1988, it blew over a pohutukawa on a hillside at Kuaotunu. 20 years later, John Buchan and his wife Wendy built a two-storey house whose upper decks are nestled amongst the foliage - More
- Posted:
- 05-Aug-2011
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- Categories:
- Coromandel
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- Family holiday
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- Family homes
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- Views:
- 6332
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Beach bungalow moves with the times
By Richard & Shona Savage
Kakanui Beach Retreat has recently undergone its second metamorphosis - refurbished to cater for the next generation. - More
- Posted:
- 27-Jun-2011
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- Categories:
- Otago
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- Family holiday
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- Family homes
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- Renovations
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- Views:
- 2403
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A family history of rail carriage sleepouts
By Bachchat staff
Two former rail carriages at Palliser Bay are the latest in a long line of conversions - More
- Posted:
- 26-May-2011
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- Categories:
- Wellington
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- Building conversions
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- Family holiday
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- Views:
- 2531
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A slice of Kiwiana at Mt Peel
By Bachchat staff
A 1950s bach near Geraldine has been preserved in a 1950s-60s time warp, complete with vintage bakeware, classic children’s books and an LP collection - More
- Posted:
- 28-Mar-2011
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- Categories:
- Canterbury
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- Family holiday
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- Views:
- 4137
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Spa treatment soothes post-run muscle aches
By Tiki Johnston
A soak in a hot mineral pool and spa treatment is the perfect follow-up to a half marathon - More
- Posted:
- 14-Mar-2011
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- Categories:
- Lake Taupo
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- Family holiday
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- Personal experiences
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- Views:
- 1701
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Rainy day adventures in Rotorua
By Tiki Johnston
Rotorua in May means mountain bike trails through forests, lounging in hot pools and watching the lions being fed. - More
- Posted:
- 14-Mar-2011
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- Categories:
- Bay of Plenty
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- Rotorua
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- Family holiday
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- Personal experiences
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- Views:
- 1546
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Wine and cheese in Napier
Tiki Johnston
A hot pool, a log fire, delicious local cheeses – what more could you ask for from a winter sojourn in Hawke's Bay? - More
- Posted:
- 14-Mar-2011
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- Categories:
- Hawke's Bay
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- Napier
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- Family holiday
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- Personal experiences
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- Wine tour
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- Views:
- 1725
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Epicurean escape in Tairua
By Sara Goessi
Forty years after our grandmother died, we booked a bach on the Coromandel and spent a weekend recreating her recipes - More
- Posted:
- 14-Mar-2011
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- Categories:
- Coromandel
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- Family holiday
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- Food and wine
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- Views:
- 1683
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