North Island – 8 Nights

Cape Kidnappers is perched high above the cliffs at the southern tip of Hawkes Bay, looking out across the Pacific Ocean. Like its sister course – Kauri Cliffs, Cape Kidnappers is spread out over 6,000 acres of rolling farmland and native bush

The Robert Trent Jones Jr-designed Gulf Harbour is located on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula less than an hour’s drive from Auckland’s CBD or a short ferry ride across the harbour.

Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, which has hosted 12 New Zealand Opens, is one of the great – sometimes underrated – true links courses of the Southern Hemisphere

A recent renovation has transformed Royal Wellington into arguably New Zealand’s finest private members’ parkland course

Jack Nicklaus’ much-anticipated signature Kinloch course opened in 2007 and has been a huge draw for discerning golfers ever since. Located just 20 minutes from Taupo, it is a very testing inland links course that flows over rolling countryside with fescue and heather grasses.

Titirangi is the only golf course in New Zealand designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie and is just 30 minutes from Auckland city centre. MacKenzie’s genius designs are renowned for their sensitivity to the nature of the original site and risk-reward holes, and Titirangi is no different

The Wairakei Golf Course is located only a couple of minutes’ drive from Taupo and is New Zealand’s ‘original’ resort golf course. Built in 1970, huge numbers of native and exotic trees have recently been planted, along with the introduction of native wildlife