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Castlepoint Scenic Reserve: the views, the views, the views
What a stretch of coast! It looks like it should be wild and woolly – and it can be in...
Pūkaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre: all that’s great and native in the avian category
Right regular Kiwi bloke’s name, Bruce, and this amazing wildlife centre is filled with the most Kiwi of creatures, especially...
Cape Kidnappers’ Gannet Colony: the exhilarating sight of 20,000 gannets
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
Napier and its outlying towns had to rebuild after the devastating 1931 earthquake.
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.
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...
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...
Spas and relaxation: natural hot springs in Rotorua
A geothermal body wrap? Right this way, ma’am.
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...
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