News, Updates & Fun Facts About Vehicle Rentals

In New Zealand a four wheel drive does come in handy at times, especially when heading out into the great outdoors. Whether you’re going skiing, fishing, hunting or just exploring some of New Zealand’s famous backroads, a 4WD provides a safer, more robust mode of transport. Taking the trip in a four wheel drive means […]

Auckland is New Zealand’s largest and arguably most vibrant city; a whole region full of all the shopping, restaurants, beaches, arts, culture, and harbour adventures you could ever wish for and all within easy driving distance. Wherever you go in Auckland you will find a diverse range of people, food and experiences. The biggest problem […]

Self-drive holidays in New Zealand are one of the best ways to explore the simply astounding sights and sounds of New Zealand – as well as a few of its best kept secrets. Being quite a compact little country, relatively short driving distances make travel by road easy and enjoyable whether you are travelling in […]

The story so far. The British & Irish Lions, a salad of players harvested from assorted professional UK teams, are here in New Zealand to play seven regional rugby teams, as well as three traditionally fruitless matches against the All Blacks. The tour hop-scotches around the country but can be broken down, we think, into […]

The 2017 Lions Tour kicks off this Saturday in Whangarei. In the name of thorough, watertight journalism, I’ll point out that New Zealand is rugby nation whether New Zealand likes it or not. We don’t actually play the thing, heavens no, but we do love to go to sports bars and roar at the big […]

In June and July this year we see the return of the British & Irish Lions Tour. The Lions are a composite team of players selected from professional English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams, and the visitors will play ten rugby union matches around New Zealand. The series highlights are three games against the All […]

Nestled on the picturesque shores of the South Island’s Lake Wakatipu, Eichardt’s award winning Private Hotel delivers highly sought after 5 star luxury accommodation for the discerning traveler, right in the heart of Queenstown. A mix of old and cleverly incorporated new, the exterior of the Hotel takes advantage of the original historic Eichardt’s Private […]

In February 2017 over 600 pilot whales beached themselves at Farewell Spit, a fin-shaped headland at the northern tip of the South Island. It is the second-largest whale stranding in New Zealand’s recorded history, after the 1918 stranding of 1,000 whales on the beaches of the Chatham Islands.  The reason for the stranding is unclear; […]

The World Masters Games is one of New Zealand’s biggest sporting/tourism events of 2017 and the largest multi-sport event in the world, yet many Kiwi’s still draw a blank if you mention it. Our neophyte’s introduction gives them the lowdown on the whats, wheres, whens and whos of this massive occasion. What? The World Masters […]

Queenstown is one of the most highly acclaimed tourist destinations in the world. Its breath taking backdrop of towering mountain ranges, glacial fed lakes and picture perfect tussock clad valleys have led to its immense popularity with tourists and travellers resulting in an increasingly exhaustive list of things to do and see in Queenstown and […]