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Tongariro Alpine Crossing: one of the best one-day hikes in the world
Look, we wouldn’t want to oversell it or anything, but the Tongariro Alpine Crossing is considered to be one of the ten best one-day hikes in the world. Uh-huh.
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Pacific Coast Highway: the long way round
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/pacific-coast-highway-the-long-way-round/
‘What’s 300 kilometres?’ is the classic understatement uttered by many a novice as they make their way out of Ōpōtiki on State Highway 35, heading to Gisborne ‘the long way round’.
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Pōhutu Geyser: the largest geyser in the southern hemisphere
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/pohutu-geyser-the-largest-geyser-in-the-southern-hemisphere/
Depending on who you believe, ‘Pōhutu’ means ‘big splash’, ‘explosion’ or the more gentle ‘constant splashing’.
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Spas and relaxation: natural hot springs in Rotorua
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/spas-and-relaxation-natural-hot-springs-in-rotorua/
A geothermal body wrap? Right this way, ma’am. Or are you here for the organic facial, sir? Or this way for the reflexology walk, the pair of you...
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Trout fishing: some of the best fly fishing in the world
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/trout-fishing-some-of-the-best-fly-fishing-in-the-world/
Myriad tributaries flow into Lake Taupō from waterways that are little more than creeks to mighty, legendary rivers like the Tongariro.
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Waitomo Glowworm Caves: a cave aglow with lights
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/waitomo-glowworm-caves-a-cave-wall-aglow-with-lights/
These little guys are crazy.
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Surfing in Raglan: surfing mecca
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/surfing-in-raglan-surfing-mecca/
Hang ten, ride the green tunnel, it’s always tubing off the point at Raglan...
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Te Henga Walkway: a wild and wonderful west coast walk
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/te-henga-walkway-a-wild-and-wonderful-west-coast-walk/
You ask an ex-pat Aucklander what they most miss about their beloved city and you can guarantee that in their top five will be the city’s outstanding west coast beaches.
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Wai-O-Tapu: thermal wonderland
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/wai-o-tapu-thermal-wonderland/
Described as a ‘thermal wonderland’, Wai-o-Tapu, meaning ‘sacred waters’, is a globally renowned attraction that sits – well, bubbles and hisses – about 30km south of Rotorua.
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Len Lye Centre: a remarkable building for a remarkable artist
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/len-lye-centre-a-remarkable-building-for-a-remarkable-artist/
The legendary Len Lye was a remarkable New Zealand artist, which is saying something in a country that has given us Kiri Te Kanawa, James K Baxter, Janet Frame and...