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Hongi Hika Walk
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/hongi-hika-walk/
Walk through gum trees and regenerating native forest to Kororipo Pā. The pā served as Hongi Hika’s coastal fortified settlement and played an important role in New Zealand’s musket war campaigns.
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Tūhua Marine Reserve
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/tuhua-marine-reserve/
The marine reserve surrounding Tūhua, or Mayor Island, is a wonderful dive spot, with a mixture of shallow reef and deep-water environments.
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Paparoa National Park: there she blows
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/paparoa-national-park-there-she-blows/
Luxuriant coastal forest, limestone cliffs and canyons, caves and underground streams, and an absolutely spectacular coastline are all packed into one national park at Paparoa, on the South Island’s West Coast.
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Tauranga: the perfect blend of city and laid-back lifestyle
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/tauranga-the-perfect-blend-of-city-and-laid-back-lifestyle/
Fast-growing Tauranga is becoming a city to be reckoned with. Although it’s noticeably busier and a little more congested on the roads than a few years ago, it’s easy to...
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The Rakiura Track: beauty in isolation
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/the-rakiura-track-beauty-in-isolation/
Tucked away on New Zealand’s third island, Stewart Island Rakiura, the Rakiura Track is a great opportunity for an island adventure.
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Adventure time: cross-country skiing
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/cross-country-skiing/
It was one of the tragedies of history that skiing was invented at a time when the technology of ski lifts lay nearly 4000 years in the future.
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Auckland’s underwater zoo: Kelly Tarlton’s Sealife Aquarium
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/aucklands-underwater-zoo-kelly-tarltons-sealife-aquarium/
In less enlightened times, the vast underground chambers that are now Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter & Underwater World on Auckland’s Tamaki Drive were used to store the city’s sewerage before...
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Kāpiti Marine Reserve
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/kapiti-marine-reserve/
Kāpiti Marine Reserve is popular for its abundant sea life including blue moki, kingfish, seals and dolphins.
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Kāpiti Island tracks and walks
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/kapiti-island-tracks-and-walks/
Enjoy listening to and spotting birds on walks in two areas on the island open to the public: Rangatira, halfway along the eastern shore, and the northern end of the island.
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Auckland War Memorial Museum: a national treasure
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/auckland-war-memorial-museum-a-national-treasure/
Our children will take completely different memories of the Auckland War Memorial Museum into their futures than the majority of us have borne from our past.