NEW ZEALAND
New chapter for Northland sailing ship with a colourful history
The Tui has variously been a sugar barge, a restaurant, a shipwreck museum laden with treasure, and the target of a notorious jewel thief and rapist.
PACIFIC
Hawaiian waka to return 40 years after sparking revival of Māori ocean voyaging
Forty years after the rebirth of Māori ocean voyaging, the Hawaiian canoe Hōkūle’a is due back at Waitangi on an epic, 80,000km voyage around the Pacific.
AFRICA
Egypt in pictures
Best known for its ancient wonders, Egypt also boasts biblical sites, superb snorkelling, stoner hangouts, trips down the Nile on traditional sailing boats, and — best of all — sleepy oases of date palms and mud brick homes deep in the desert.
ASIA
Cambodia in pictures
More than 900 years after it was built Angkor Wat is still the world’s biggest religious monument — but this resilient, vibrant country offers much more than temples.
CAUCASUS
Ani: City of Ghosts
One of the great cities of the medieval world, Ani is today a city of ghosts marooned between bitter enemies Turkey and Armenia.
MIDDLE EAST
Jordan in pictures
Proud desert dwellers, extraordinary hospitality, and the ancient, rock-hewn city of Petra: Just three of the reasons you need to visit Jordan.
EUROPE
‘I haven’t found that feeling anywhere else’: How a waka changed a Dutch paddler’s life
A Dutch paddler who travels around the world each year to take part in Waitangi Day commemorations says learning about the Māori world has changed his life.
