This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Te Rua Mason believes finding pounamu is much like finding love. Despite the spitting rain and biting wind, Te Rua, his son Henare and ...

KiwiRail will resume the operations of the TranzAlpine train service after it was closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Credit: Aleksejs Ivanovs New Zealand state-owned enterprise KiwiRail has ...

The following is an extract from Epic Train Trips of the World by Lonely Planet, $55 RRP. Contact Whitcoulls or see shop.lonelyplanet.com. I hadn’t come to New Zealand’s South Island to ride trains.

Railbookers has relaunched itineraries in New Zealand with six train journeys that span the country's two main islands. The rail vacations packager had stopped offering trips in New Zealand due to the ...