Jul 22, 2021
Terrace Downs Under New Ownership
To preface this blog post: When the border to New Zealand opens again a member of our team will visit Terrace Downs and view any changes in-person. A thorough inspection...
Apr 20, 2020
Papatūānuku is Breathing
Recently Auckland Tourism produced a video panning over the area. We thought it was beautifully done, and wanted to share it on this blog.
The video begins with pan across Muriwai...
Jan 23, 2020
Riggs Visits New Zealand
After covering the President's Cup for Barstool Sports as part of his "Foreplay" podcast, Riggs (Sam Bozoian) played a number of courses in Australia and New Zealand. Our team helped...
Nov 11, 2019
Course 3: Golf at the Edge of the World
Day 3 on the "Golf Trip of a Lifetime" took place at the gorgeous Cape Kidnappers. After having just experienced Tom Doak's latest New Zealand design, the guys were awestruck...
Nov 09, 2019
Course 2: Shipnuck and Ginella Take On Doak's Beauty
The second stop on "The Trip of a Lifetime" was the super-exclusive Tara Iti.
This private club is a Tom Doak design and one of the most recent clubs built...
Nov 05, 2019
Course 1: Kauri Cliffs Stuns Shipnuck and Ginella
Out team was pleased to help Alan Shipnuck and Matt Ginella on their recent trip to New Zealand and Australia. Ahead of the President's Cup they took a trip with...
Jan 07, 2019
Arrowtown Recognized in Tom Doak's Latest Book
Although it is the oldest course in the Queenstown area, and one shaped in a time when architecture needed to account for how the land sits around each hole, Arrowtown...
Dec 17, 2018
Wairakei Golf & Sanctary GEO certification
Originally constructed in the early 1970s by the New Zealand government as a way of supporting tourism within the region, Wairakei Golf & Sanctuary is set on 450 acres outside...
Nov 12, 2018
Local Gems: The Kaitaia Golf Course
When in New Zealand most visitors will choose to play as many of the top ranked courses in the world as they can. This makes complete sense given how far...
Feb 11, 2018
5 Kiwi Courses Make Golf Digest's Top 100 for 2018
We understand awards are subjective in nature. Ranking a "Top 100" golf course is difficult because of factors like accounting for the eye of the beholder and simply having the time...
Dec 14, 2017
More Great News for Golf in Queenstown
Queenstown continues to improve its golf offerings as Millbrook this week announced it has reached final approval to develop an additional 9 holes- bringing the resort to a full 36...
Nov 09, 2017
The Sitting Man awaits you at The Hills
The Sitting Man awaits for you at The Hills!
Run while you can golfers!
Actually The Sitting Man is not the name of a new horror film, but rather a unique sculpture recently...
Nov 02, 2017
Golf from Bhutan and "The Roof Of The World"
Although we love pretty much all things New Zealand here at The Best of New Zealand, there is another special location that a few in the office can almost call...
Jul 12, 2017
Kauri Cliffs' 7th: Top 18 Most Beautiful
Cavalli, the par-3 7th at Kauri Cliffs was recently cited by CNN as one of the world's most beautiful golf holes stating, "The spectacular panoramic view from this hole takes...
Jan 13, 2017
What are the Top Golf Courses in New Zealand?
When clients ask about "the top courses in New Zealand" it can be tricky to answer. Certainly the Tara Iti's of the world quickly fly to the top of most lists...
Nov 13, 2016
Highlighting Kaitia Golf Club- North Island, NZ (November 2016)
Where is Kaitaia Golf Club?
Kaitaia is located in Ahipara, one of the furthest points north on the North Island and one of the last points prior to continuing up...