At the southern end of Tongariro National Park lives the town of Ohakune, with SH49 – or Clyde St – as the main road. It has ...

SITTING just off Southend High Street you'll find the little Utopia Cafe where owner Gerry O'Grady and her army of loyal customers are fighting back against the growing national chains.

Businesses in the small town of Ohakune are thriving after the closure of Desert Road. SH1 between Tūrangi and Waiouru - ...

SH1 between Tūrangi and Waiouru - including the Desert Road - closed on 13 January.

Patrons inside Utopia Coffee Lounge highlighted the atmosphere ... two years and has made it a sort of tradition to order the cafe’s cake of the day, as well as a latte. He praised the ambience ...