A BETTER BUCK’S

The Kaikoura Coast’s Camp Kekerengu (left; canopycamping.co.nz) comprises three large tents on an elevated site. The boys can head out for a trek on the farm, then settle in for a night with cards, red wine and ripping yarns.

Have your handsome foodie and his friends nip across the ditch to the Sydney Fish Market Seafood School (sydneyfishmarket.com.au). He’ll have a blast and pick up some culinary skills to impress you with at home.

Tell him to hit the track with Pure Dirt in Rotorua (puredirttours.co.nz). He can take his pick from a half-hour ride to a multi-day tour with meals and accommodation included.

(right; jukejoint.co.nz) in Auckland marries ice-cold beers with smoky meat. World famous in Wellington,

(unclemikesbbq.co.nz) follows the US tradition of slow cooking at a low temperature. Cantabrians can’t get enough of

(bootlegbbq.co.nz) and their Prohibition-era cocktails.

Or bring the barbecue to you with Tauranga’s on-site caterers

(thebigsmokebbq.co.nz).