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Written by Kinloch Media Release on 10 Mar, 2025

Three of the V8 Supercars’ biggest stars—Anton De Pasquale, rising rookie Ryan “Woody” Wood, and local hero Andre Heimgartner—recently swapped horsepower for golf carts at Taupo’s world-class Kinloch Club.

Treetops Media Release on 13 Jan, 2025

The secret is out! We already knew Taupō was a special destination—now CNN is ranking it too. Taupō is named along with Almaty, Kazakhstan; the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Nashville, Tennessee; and Stockholm, Sweden as where to visit in 2025.

Written by Sarah Pollok on 12 Aug, 2024

Treetops has far more to offer than just game and hunting, with unbelievable service, art-filled interiors and an abundance of nature to explore.

Treetops Media Release on 14 Dec, 2023

Treetops Lodge & Estate, New Zealand’s privately owned 2500-acre nature reserve, offers exclusive use of 70 km (35 miles) of private hiking trails.

Written by Rob McGovern on 17 Jul, 2023

A quick jaunt from Rotorua is Treetops Lodge and Estate. The property is expansive and is home to herds of deer, goats, turkeys and, bizarrely enough, water buffalo.

Written by Jessica Mueller on 30 Sep, 2022

FINDERS EATERS … Foraging tours at sustainable hotels make for wildly delicious adventures.

Written by Lorna Thornber on 09 Sep, 2022

Search for edible native plants and herbs in the forest, learning about their nutritional and medicinal properties as you go, and either sample them in situ or harvest them for the talented chefs at Treetops to transform into edible works of art.

Written by Reside Summer on 01 Aug, 2022

Epicurean Destinations allow you to catch and gather, and prep your own style meals. Hidden amongst the 2500 hectares, Treetops Lodge offers a Maori Food trail …and there is also a Wild Food Cooking School.

Written by Elaine O’Connor on 07 Jun, 2022

It’s home to an astonishing array of wild life: 400 deer, alpacas, Asian water buffalo, wild turkeys, horses, sheep, wild boar, pheasants, ducks, even the odd Canada goose..