Sam Stuchbury and Hilary Ngan Kee have toured the country in search of the best tucked-away escape spots.
They range from mountain huts to beachside baches, river cribs to luxury tents and shearers' cottages to fishing huts.
Bird's-eye View Lodge in Hunter Hills, Timaru.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Bird's-eye View Lodge in Hunter Hills, Timaru.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Mountain Hut in Glenorchy, Otago.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Mountain Hut in Glenorchy, Otago.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Greystone PurePod in Waipara Valley, Canterbury.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Fossicker's Hut in Wakamarina, Marlborough.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Fossicker's Hut in Wakamarina, Marlborough.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Maunga Iti in Tutukaka Coast, Northland.
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Maunga Iti in Tutukaka Coast, Northland.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Maunga Iti in Tutukaka Coast, Northland.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Wainamu Luxury Tents in Bethells Beach, West Auckland.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Wainamu Luxury Tents in Bethells Beach, West Auckland.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Wainamu Luxury Tents in Bethells Beach, West Auckland.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Claris the Retro Caravan in Beachlands, East Auckland.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
The Beach Huts in Kerikeri, Northland.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Castaways in Kariotahi Beach, Waiuku.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Blockhill Eco Cabin in Parnassus, North Canterbury.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Black Hut in Cape Palliser, Wairarapa.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Colonial Tony House in Marton, Manawatu.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Hideaways, photographed by Sam Stuchbury and written by Hilary Ngan Kee.
Photography reproduced with permission from Hideaways by Hilary Ngan Kee and Sam Stuchbury; photographs © Sam Stuchbury, 2017. Published by Penguin NZ (Godwit); RRP $55.00. Out now.
Their book Hideaways features the photography and words of Sam and Hilary an urban couple who were inspired to seek out these quirky, eccentric, romantic and uniquely Kiwi retreats. All are available to the public.
Each has its own authentic story to tell, as do some of the owners.
Hilary spoke to them about why they choose the life they live and why they so love their hideaway; their small piece of paradise.
"The hideaways in this book only scrape the surface of the great many places where New Zealanders go to escape. That's the thing about hideaways - they're meant to be far from sight, only discovered in their own time.” says Hilary.
