Author: julie.reynolds

Day 3- Jack’s Point Golf Course 20minutes drive from Queenstown centre is Jack’s Point Golf Club and Restaurant. Set against a backdrop of mountains (the Remarkables mountain range) and on the edge of Lake Wakatipu this course is renowned globally for it’s spectacular views. Ranked number 6 in the top NZ Golf courses and designed…

DAY 1 & 2 The week (7 days) is now five and a half days due to weather complications. We flew out of Auckland in the morning of Saturday 5th June and as we were approaching Queenstown the rugged beauty was as always some of the best scenery we’ve seen around the world. There was…

Day 4 & 5- Carrington Estate 1.5hrs north from Kerikeri (4.5hrs from Auckland) on the Karikari Peninsular is Carrington Estate. The 3000-acre estate is both picturesque and remote. A perfect location for a get-away. Still affordable vs the closer to Auckland Kauri Cliffs and equally in my opinion as beautiful. Boasting a secluded white sand…

Day 3- Kauri Cliffs Golf Course I’ll be honest, I could feel the nerves building as soon as I got out of bed. Ranked number 43 in Golf Digests Top 100 courses, with fifteen holes looking at the Pacific Ocean, six of which are played alongside cliffs which plunge to the sea why wouldn’t I…

Day1 – Kerikeri Kerikeri is approximately 3.5hours from Auckland, but plan for longer. The road is windy, hilly and under development constantly. Don’t be put off by this though it is a picturesque journey with lots of small towns along the way to break your journey. Actually, at the half-way point is La Nonna, an…

1hr, 20 min easy drive from Wellington CBD (NZ) or 1hr from Palmerston North (NZ) Levin Golf Club is 8.7km (9mins) west of Levin towards Hokio Beach. This is a well-regarded golf course. When you talk to golfers and mention Levin, most know about it and have something good to say. Its tree lined and…

20 minutes easy drive from Wellington CBD (NZ) When we pulled into the car park we were struck by the modern and new clubhouse, pro-shop, and cafe. Later we read that the new facilities and course came with a $14 million price tag. The course itself has been redesigned and built after the two existing…

Helensville District Golf Club -Auckland 48kms or 40minutes North of Auckland CBD is Helensville District Golf Club. The course layout is a combination of tree lined fairways, lakes, and streams, set in park like surroundings with a gentle flat walk. Some of the holes are very narrow off the Tee so a straight hitter is…

This is our first weekend away from home (Auckland) post Covid-19 lock-down. We decided we wanted an easy drive distance with a Golf course we haven’t played and comfortable accommodation with great food. Well after all that’s what we like and what this blog is about. The town of Pauanui is on the east coast…

This will be my only chance to be a part of Golf history Well I hope it will be! Given my comfortably average game I can declare up front that I wont be making history through my play but through these extraordinary weeks and months of the COVID-19 pandemic I feel as if I will…