Oceania articles

The Classic New Zealand Wine Trail (phone +64 27 477 4412) is a 240-mile self-drive touring route which traverses the major wine-producing areas of both the South Island and North Island, including Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa and Marlborou
Iridescent beetles are woven into the headbands of these Wahgi Valley women.
Fascinated by the local color found on a tour of the Sepik River area and the Highlands
In the port of Bluff, near Invercargill on New Zealand’s South Island, the Bluff Oyster & Food Festival (phone 03 212 8889) will be held May 24, 2014, to celebrate the Bluff oyster, a local delicacy.
Betty and Bill Reed stop for a picturesque shot.
From strolling through fern-strewn forests to climbing glaciers, an exploration of the North and South islands reveals an amazingly diverse land
In order to take in the annual sing-sing held at Mount Hagen, my husband, Maurice, and I joined a tour of Papua New Guinea with ElderTreks (Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/741-7956 or 416/588-5000), Aug. 9-29, 2012.
In 2013, 23 cities worldwide each will hold a “White Night,” an all-night celebration of free art, music, theater and other festivities, such as fireworks. Paris’ Nuit Blanche, in 2002, was the first such event. Each city chooses an overall theme for the evening.
We asked subscribers to write in about any impressive, fascinating, historical or memorable natural caves worth visiting that are outside of the USA.
In Christchurch, New Zealand, the Canterbury Museum (99 Cashel St) has an exhibit about the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that hit the city in February 2011.