Autumn in the Hurunui
Average daytime temperature: 17°C - 21°C While autumn can sometimes get overshadowed by its other seasonal siblings, it’s easy to see why this colourful and earnest season is a firm favourite...
Summer in the Hurunui
Average temperatures between 20ºC - 25ºC (maximum 30ºC) The great kiwi summer is officially upon us.
Mt Lyford’s Eco Winter Wonderland
Turning off from State Highway 1 onto the inland road just north of Culverden, you immediately start to appreciate the freedom and tranquilly this part of the Hurunui is famous...
The Hurunui Bucket List
Travelling through the Hurunui District you can often find yourself heavily guided by State Highway 1 along a well-trodden route through the region’s main streets and townships.
Waipara Valley
The Waipara Valley has a proud history of being a paradise of food producers, with an ideal climate and soil, forests rich with wild game, market gardens, farms, truffières, rivers...
The Dirtiest Thrill In Town
Among the thrills of jet boating, bungy jumping, white water rafting and horse riding that the region has to offer, is quad-biking.
Why Does Hanmer Springs’ Water Feel So Good?
Step into any one of the thermal pools at Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa and you instantly relax.
From waste product to power:
Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa has been granted the world’s smallest petroleum mining permit so it can turn previously wasted methane gas into electricity.
Become a wine connoisseur: our top spots
Waipara Hills The iconic building of Waipara Hills champions the Hurunui countryside on the roadside of State Highway One.
