Best Beach is back for 2025, presented by Fruju. New Trip Notes host Lorna Riley is joined by comedian Eli Matthewson (new show Heaven's Devil) and Find My Country House New Zealand host Matt Gibb to discuss their picks for the best family-friendly, city, surf, hidden gem and camping beach in the country. 

To read more about the Best Beach campaign and have your say, go to nzherald.co.nz/bestbeach. Nominations close January 12th. 

A new season of Trip Notes returns in early March. 

Best Beach is back for 2025, presented by Fruju. New Trip Notes host Lorna Riley is joined by comedian Eli Matthewson (new show Heaven's Devil) and Find My Country House New Zealand host Matt Gibb to discuss their picks for the best family-friendly, city, surf, hidden gem and camping beach in the country.&nbsp;
To read more about the Best Beach campaign and have your say, go to nzherald.co.nz/bestbeach. Nominations close January 12th.&nbsp;
A new season of Trip Notes returns in early March.&nbsp;

Looking for your next travel destination recommendation? Or the tips and tricks you need to get your holiday off the ground without a hitch? And what's the latest news from the world of tourism?

Join host Lorna Riley each week as she talks to all the experts from New Zealand and around the world to get the advice and insights you need to plan your next holiday. 

Looking for your next travel destination recommendation? Or the tips and tricks you need to get your holiday off the ground without a hitch? And what's the latest news from the world of tourism?
Join host Lorna Riley each week as she talks to all the experts from New Zealand and around the world to get the advice and insights you need to plan your next holiday.&nbsp;

New Zealand Herald's Stephanie Holmes and special guests feed your travel obsession. The world's best destinations, tips for being better travellers, and the things we can learn from our adventures ......

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Best Beach 2025: Lorna Riley, Matt Gibb and Eli Matthewson share their picks

Jessica Nabongo is in a rare club - she is one of the few people to have travelled to every country on Earth, achieving the feat in 2019 and is one of the only Black women to have done so. And for much of her travels, she has gone to these countries by herself.

For the last episode of the season, Lorna is joined by Jessica to discuss how she has made a career out of travelling the world, which of the 195 countries she would recommend - and which countries she didn't enjoy. 

Jessica Nabongo is in a rare club - she is one of the few people to have travelled to every country on Earth, achieving the feat in 2019 and is one of the only Black women to have done so. And for much of her travels, she has gone to these countries by herself.
For the last episode of the season, Lorna is joined by Jessica to discuss how she has made a career out of travelling the world, which of the 195 countries she would recommend - and which countries she didn't enjoy.&nbsp;

What one woman learnt from visiting every country on Earth - with Jessica Nabongo

For decades, passports have been our main form of identification when travelling between countries.

But within only a few years, we could soon see physical passports become a thing of the past, and move onto our phones alongside our boarding passes.

And it's not the only way the industry is changing. From green-friendly planes to different types of seating, air travel as we know it is changing.

To discuss the state of the industry, this week Lorna is joined by Air New Zealand Chief Transformation and Alliances Officer, Mike Williams, to talk through the changes, and how Air New Zealand is recovering from the pandemic. 

For decades, passports have been our main form of identification when travelling between countries.
But within only a few years, we could soon see physical passports become a thing of the past, and move onto our phones alongside our boarding passes.
And it's not the only way the industry is changing. From green-friendly planes to different types of seating, air travel as we know it is changing.
To discuss the state of the industry, this week Lorna is joined by Air New Zealand Chief Transformation and Alliances Officer, Mike Williams, to talk through the changes, and how Air New Zealand is recovering from the pandemic.&nbsp;

Passport-free travel and eco-friendly planes: How travel is changing - with Air NZ's Mike Williams

New Zealand may have lost the tradition of the big Sunday drive, but there is plenty to go see in on our own backyard. There are so many great locations to visit around both the North and South Islands - and Stewart Island as well - so this week, we are exploring the hidden gems you might like to consider for your next road trip around the country.  

And to do that, Lorna is joined by a man who has extensively travelled New Zealand. Peter Janssen is an experienced travel writer who has criss-crossed the length of New Zealand 15 times, and knows all the best spots to visit. 

New Zealand may have lost the tradition of the big Sunday drive, but there is plenty to go see in on our own backyard. There are so many great locations to visit around both the North and South Islands - and Stewart Island as well - so this week, we are exploring the hidden gems you might like to consider for your next road trip around the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;
And to do that, Lorna is joined by a man who has extensively travelled New Zealand. Peter Janssen is an experienced travel writer who has criss-crossed the length of New Zealand 15 times, and knows all the best spots to visit.&nbsp;

Best Beach 2025: Lorna Riley, Matt Gibb and Eli Matthewson share their picks

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