NZTODAY-RV Lifestyle

RV Travel Lifestyle, New Zealand’s longest-running NZ-owned motorhome travel publication. We visit NZ’s most beautiful spots north to south from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island and everywhere in between. Hire or buy an RV for an amazing way to explore our pristine and often wild places. We visit cycleways, historic and cultural sites, Department of Conservation parks, stunning beach and mountain destinations to inspire our readers, along with major cities and small towns, and showcase activities from fishing to motor racing, wine tours to music festivals and shopping. We review RVs, and travellers share their experiences. An excellent publication for those travelling around New Zealand to self-drive an RV or car, and see the best NZ can offer.

RV Travel Lifestyle

Autumn colours captivate, Big RV campground impresses

Once around the block • Allan Dick takes an extended trip around the South Island from top to (almost) bottom.

Ambling Around Ashburton • Attractions and activities in a Canterbury town

Nelson Lakes National Park • A long weekend of walking adventures

Top of the Lake • If you’re an active relaxer or if you prefer to slowly unwind with a fishing rod or lying on a blanket by the lake shore, Kinloch has you covered.

Manawatu Magnificence • Rural road scenery on Manawatū Cycleway is vivid and dramatic, and I have it almost entirely to myself

Trails tell tales • Cycling Tauranga’s many shorelines reveals history and picturesque scenery

RV Safari from Rotorua to Cape Palliser • Over 19 days, with 22 vans and 40 people, we travelled through Wairarapa along scenic roads-less-travelled, down as far as Cape Palliser before heading back to Napier.

First 15 new subscribers receive the stunning • Nature of New Zealand a landscape and wildlife book of New Zealand, by Jane Dove Juneau. 240 pages of full colour images, $60 value

Upcoming Event guide

Book reviews Win books

International updates • This month’s report focuses on the highlights from the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show (CCMS) plus some other interesting news from Europe and USA.

Covi Supershow March 2025 • March weather was great for us, especially over the weekend of the Auckland Covi Supershow, with the sun shining throughout the three-day event.

Forest River Rockwood Freedom Series • folding pop-up camper, 5400mm long, from $39,500

Benimar Mileo 294 4-berth • 7390mm length, $234,000

JB Motorhome and New Age Caravan • 7800mm length, $239,000

Suncamper Saxby V2 two-berth • 6800mm length, $260,450

ACM luxury Platinum Elite Motorhomes • Base models start $359,000 IVECO cab chassis, 7600mm to 9300mm options

Compact and cosy, campervans compared • Campervans are everywhere. They are the starting – and sometimes the finishing point in a person’s RV ownership journey, alongside a tent and caravan during the early years.

Toyota Hiace Gen 2-berth campervan • 5400mm long From $107,000

2025 Rarawa LDV Deliver • 5940mm long from $133,999

2025 KEA Nomad Elite M700 • 7000mm long from $169,990

Elddis Autoquest CV60 campervan • 5998mm long from $164,995

Tranztec RV Luxury Tourer Fiat Ducato FWD • 6400mm long from $198,000

2024 Ford E-Transit KEA Coast • 6700mm long

Frankia Yucon K-Peak 7.0 GD 4x4 2–3 berth • 6967mm long from $279,900

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