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Get lakeside in Wānaka
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos-this-summer/get-lakeside-in-wanaka/
There’s something about spending time next to a lake that’s good for your soul. In Wānaka, the lake is so picturesque you may never want to leave.
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Drive a bulldozer in Invercargill
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos-this-summer/drive-a-bulldozer-in-invercargill/
In Invercargill, you can try your hand at operating seriously heavy machinery, with no special licence required.
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Ride through history on the Ohakune Old Coach Road
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos-this-summer/ride-through-history-on-the-ohakune-old-coach-road/
Take an easy ride along a historic road that winds through native forest in Ruapehu.
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Explore the extraordinary geology of the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark
The Waitaki Whitestone Geopark is a story 35 million years in the making.
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Take a journey on the Whanganui River
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos-this-summer/take-a-journey-on-the-whanganui-river/
The river – Te Awa o Whanganui – forms the heart and history of Whanganui.
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Climb Mount Tarawera
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos-this-summer/climb-mount-tarawera/
Despite its destructive history, Mount Tarawera today is a sleeping giant.
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Take the plunge at the Taupō Across the Lake Swim
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos-this-summer/take-the-plunge-at-the-taupo-across-the-lake-swim/
Lake swimming is a particularly refreshing experience. Go big at Taupō, New Zealand’s largest lake.
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Get up close with the native avian wonders of Kāpiti Island
Kāpiti Island is one of the few easily accessible offshore nature reserves in New Zealand.
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Get your groove on in Takapuna
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos-this-summer/get-your-groove-on-in-takapuna/
You don’t have to travel out of the city or even over the bridge to get to a festival this summer when the Sunsetter Festival returns to Smales Farm.
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Taking our time: cycling the Otago Central Rail Trail
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/taking-our-time-cycling-the-otago-central-rail-trail/
At 152km long, the Otago Central Rail Trail – New Zealand’s original Great Ride – sounded appealing but I hoped the scenery would be spectacular enough to keep our minds...