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Explore New Zealand with a foodie focus.

at the start of the kaikoura coast track conway flats south island new zealand

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The Kaikoura Coast Track: A Two Day Walk in NZ

Introduced By Toni Fyvie - 4 October 2018

Picture this: two women on a kiwi hiking track, one pushing the other over a stile, laughing and crying out of sheer exhaustion. I never thought that person would be me, but on my…

Local beehives in foreground of Te Mata Peak, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

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Hawke’s Bay: The Best Local Food & Wine

Introduced By Toni Fyvie - 17 April 2018

Travelling from Taupo – an easy two-hour drive – there’s a point in the journey where you can tell that you’ve arrived in ‘the Bay’. Descending from the surrounding hills that divide this region from…

Kia ora - my name is Toni Fyvie. Like most Kiwis, I left home in my 20's thinking I'd be gone for a year or two. Many years on, I'm still exploring what the world has to offer! Those who know me well would describe me as 'epicurious' as I'm always on the hunt for the next delicious mouthful. Over the past few years, I've realised that New Zealanders are producing some of the best food out there, yet these geographically far-flung foodies are often under the radar. Introduced By has been established to tell their stories and to share with the world what great things Kiwis are doing in the culinary world - both at home and abroad.