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Fields of gold: Hawkes Bay is New Zealand's oldest wine region, where the winemakers have aspirations to produce blends that are at least as good as those from of Bordeaux

Let the good vines roll in New Zealand

Raymond Whitaker hits the wine trail from Hawkes Bay to Marlborough

Inside Australasia & Pacific

Capella Lodge's 'beach house chic' premise translates as timber and glass structures with wild, tropical views

Five island havens in Australia

Saturday, 18 October 2008

There's water, water everywhere: drink in the views of these pristine atolls

Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart, Australia

24-Hour Room Service: Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart, Australia

Saturday, 27 September 2008

When the Tasmanian government took possession of a seen-better-days line of 19th-century warehouses and a disused jam factory on Hobart's blustery waterfront in the Seventies, it could have done two things: knock the whole lot down and commission a steel-and-glass number in their place, or preserve the historic façade and wait for someone with funds and imagination to do something interesting with the shell. The island's government took the controversial second option – then waited 30 years before Australia's first dedicated art hotel opened in 2004.

The interiors are elegant at The Royce Hotel

Stay The Night: The Royce Hotel, Melbourne

Sunday, 21 September 2008

Check-in to the silver lady's former lodgings: This Melbourne boutique hotel used to be a Rolls-Royce showroom, says Mark Rowe

Tasmania's pioneer-built railway

Ride like the devil in Tasmania

Sunday, 31 August 2008

One of the world's most incredible railway journeys chugs its way through the unreal landscapes of this remote island off the coast of Australia, Michael Williams reports

Wide comfy beds almost make up for the lack of privacy in the bathroom

Hotel Of The Week: Ohtel, Wellington, New Zealand

Sunday, 10 August 2008

A hip hotel in Wellington? There's a first time for everything

A view from one of the many hills that overlook Wellington, New Zealand?s capital was taken in glorious sunshine and afternoon calm, just two hours before a huge Southerly storm approaching across the Cook Strait, hit the city.

Australia and New Zealand in winter: a photographer's guide

Thursday, 31 July 2008

Peter and Hannah Bills explore Australia and New Zealand. Giving us a glimpse of breath-taking landscapes and sites during a colder time of year

Mellow submarine: a 'scooter' ride in the waters of Grand Bay

Mauritius: The life aquatic

Saturday, 26 July 2008

Rebecca Corbally skips the spa to try some more adventurous options in Mauritius

Ruby Wax was given riding lessons on a girl elephant called Handful of Diamonds.

Serene dream: Ruby Wax thinks big in Thailand and Laos

Saturday, 19 July 2008

Ruby Wax travelled to Laos to discover her spiritual side, by way of northern Thailand, a disobedient elephant and a George Clooney lookalike

Families: 'Any suitable beach resorts near Sydney?'

Saturday, 3 May 2008

Q: I will be travelling to Sydney soon and wondered whether there are any beach-style resorts in the surrounding areas. I will be with my nine-year-old daughter and would like to stay somewhere with other children around. Any ideas? S Whitehouse, London

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Andrew Grice: The Chancellor must consider tax hikes.

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Howard Jacobson: The lesson of Hitler's deformity.

So Hitler actually did have only one ball. I call that a pity for history.

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Deborah Orr: Praising the public on pointless decisions.

People power, as it pertains to television anyway, is proving to be a tricky beast.

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