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Te Anau to Milford Sound Piopiotahi Highway: the journey into the heart of Fiordland
If you want your senses drenched in Fiordland’s wilderness, vastness and beauty, without being drenched in that seemingly perpetual rain, take a top road for unbeatable scenic highs: the Piopiotahi...
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Hanmer Springs: soothe the soul at New Zealand's alpine sanctuary
The country’s very own alpine sanctuary, more Swiss Alps than Southern Alps, Hanmer Springs vies in a very beautiful country for the ‘most beautiful place’ prize.
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Akaroa: French heritage charm and the finest of foods
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/akaroa-french-heritage-charm-and-the-finest-of-foods/
Charming: an overused word, perhaps, but the best possible description of the tiny township of Akaroa.
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Bungy jump in Queenstown: test your limits
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/bungy-jump-in-queenstown-test-your-limits/
So here’s the thing. Rubber band around the legs, transform yourself into a t-shape and leap. Easy, eh.
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The Church of the Good Shepherd: the most photographed church with the best views
In case you hadn’t noticed, New Zealand owes much to its sheep farmers. Especially in the South Island, where the high country is ideal for these little jersey producers.
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Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw
This, the last remaining coal-fired steamship in the southern hemisphere, was launched the same year as the Titanic.
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Great Coast Road: roadtripping at its best
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/state-highway-6-roadtripping-at-its-best/
The Wild West? Fill ’er up at Blenheim, where it says its goodbyes to State Highway 1, and hit the track, Jack.
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Arrowtown: a picture-perfect living museum
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/arrowtown/
Autumn. That’s the time to visit. Thinking about it, much of this part of the South Island takes on a splendid glow at that time of year.
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Ōpārara Basin: limestone caves with cathedral-like passages and magnificent arches
This is ancient, ancient land, up here. North of Karamea, the last-gasp town of the West Coast, a stopping spot before hitting the world famous Heaphy Track.
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Southern stars: see the rare but spectacular Aurora Australis
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/southern-stars-see-the-rare-but-spectacular-aurora-australis/
As world populations continue to gather in cities, and those cities grow, the chance to gaze longingly at the stars and really see them above the urban glow is diminishing.