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Kāpiti Island Nature Reserve: an accessible island sanctuary

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‘We’ll pitch our tent/on Kāpiti Rock,’ sang one of this country’s finest singing sons, mariner and musician Andrew Fagan.

Te Papa Tongarewa: Museum of New Zealand

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Te Papa: its location alone is a treasure.

Take in the spectacular beauty of the Cook Strait crossing

https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/cook-strait-through-one-of-the-worlds-roughest-stretches-of-water-to-spectacular-beauty-and-calm/

They don’t call this part of the planet ‘The Roaring Forties’ because it’s a sedate little paddle across.

Pūkaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre: all that’s great and native in the avian category

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Right regular Kiwi bloke’s name, Bruce, and this amazing wildlife centre is filled with the most Kiwi of creatures, especially bird-like ones.

Cape Palliser: the wild southern tip of the North Island

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This is a freaky part of the world, a wild, windblown promontory that is the southernmost tip of the North Island.

Cape Kidnappers’ Gannet Colony: the exhilarating sight of 20,000 gannets

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Some things harness and then reflect significant power over the visitor because of their singular majesty: mountains, iconic buildings, Tāne Mahuta.

Napier Art Deco Festival: vintage colour and charm

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Napier and its outlying towns had to rebuild after the devastating 1931 earthquake.

Castlepoint Scenic Reserve: the views, the views, the views

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What a stretch of coast! It looks like it should be wild and woolly – and it can be in parts – but down here where the Castlepoint lighthouse shines...

Campervanning: the spontaneous way to travel

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If the idea of a guided tour brings you out in spots, you’ll be wanting to bring yourself to the spots you most want to see.

Waiheke Island: a self-contained bubble of pure pleasure

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The way you get to a place can almost be as much fun as what you do when you get there.