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Blenheim is a gourmet treat that tempts visitors to linger, with vineyards, a world-class aviation collection, riverside walks and quick access to the Marlborough Sounds.

Golden sand, clear water and safe tidal estuaries. A bay-by-bay guide to Abel Tasman National Park's beaches, with water taxi, tide and camping tips.

Ross is a backwater gold town that's history without the boring bits: try gold panning, walk the water race and cemetery, and find New Zealand's biggest nugget story.

Blackball is the West Coast town that refused to die: a 1908 lunch-break strike that changed New Zealand, a pub that upset Hilton, award-winning salami and the gateway to the Paparoa Range.

Hokitika is touristy, yet undeniably attractive: a cool little town of driftwood beaches, pounamu studios, heritage streets and a turquoise gorge on the doorstep.

A coal museum sounds dull and industrial. In Westport, it's gritty realism at its best, and a gateway to the bleak, oddly beautiful Denniston Plateau.