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New Zealand's Great Walks

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The best-known hiking trails are New Zealand’s Great Walks. Administered by the Department of Conservation, these popular trails are maintained to a high standard. Bookings are required during the summertime peak season for the Milford, Routeburn and Kepler tracks, and year-round for the Lake Waikaremoana, Heaphy and Abel Tasman Coast tracks.

Two tigers new arrivals at Christchurch's Orana Park

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Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park has got something very special for Christmas – two stunning Sumatran tigers, freshly arrived from Australia Zoo.

Te Araroa – One of the World’s Longest Trails

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New Zealand boasts some stunning multi-day walks all over the country and if you’re into walking and hiking you’ll have heard of New Zealand’s Great Walks.

Urban Exploration

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One great aspect to New Zealand is that you often don’t have to travel into the backcountry to find a great walk. Exploring New Zealand on foot can be as easy as leaving your hotel and...

Whale Watching

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New Zealand is renowned as one of the world’s best whale watching destinations, and this unique wildlife encounter should be on every visitor's itinerary. Just imagine coming eye to eye with a...

Cycling in New Zealand

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The New Zealand Cycle Trail project is a national initiative to build a network of cycle trails – Great Rides – throughout New Zealand.

Rejuvenation Day Spas & Beauty Clinics

Shopping

In addition to geothermal pools or traditional Māori massage, you will also find numerous beauty clinics and day spas throughout the country where you can have essential beauty maintenance...

New Zealand's Top Golf Courses

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New Zealand is an amazing destination for golfers and offers a number of courses amongst the very best in the world, including Kauri Cliffs,

Ski & Snowboard New Zealand – Fast Facts

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Which New Zealand ski area should you choose? Where do you get accurate weather information? How much will it cost? It’s always handy to know certain things before hitting the slopes. Get...

Walking & Hiking in New Zealand

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Whether you're flying solo or you have a sizeable entourage, there are countless opportunities to get into the New Zealand countryside for a walk. Ranging from short guided tours to multi-day...

Experiencing New Zealand Wildlife

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Since the arrival of humans in New Zealand, habitat disturbance, hunting and introduced predators have taken their toll, and many species are now endangered. However, major conservation...

Your summer of activities on the Ōtākaro Avon River

Stories

Christchurch's Ōtākaro Avon River has a lot to offer. Join schools of brown trout, Doris the friendly eel and local guides having fun around its banks this summer; it’s an inner-city...

Top 5 Māori Cultural Experiences

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Māori culture is unique to New Zealand and the cornerstone of the country's cultural make-up. It is far more than just a tourist atraction, and gaining a respectful understanding of the culture...

Rail Journeys

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Train tracks traversing braided river valleys and volcanic fields, tunnels cutting through majestic mountains, and 19th Century viaducts spanning landscapes inaccessible by road – welcome aboard...

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Get out and explore beautiful Aotearoa. While you're out there, be sure to support the local businesses in your area – and tell them you read about them on What's Hot New Zealand.

Albatross Encounter

Kaikoura | Wildlife encounter

Kaikoura is famous for whales and dolphins, but did you know it is also known as the albatross capital of the world?

AMIKI

CHRISTCHURCH | INNER-CITY TOURS

Ngāi Tahu duo Cate Grace and Lou McLeod’s venture AMIKI (from the universal Esperanto language meaning “to make friends”) was inspired by their lead guide, Riwai, who after the Canterbury earthquakes discovered people wanted to create memories and experie ...

Caroline’s Kombi Tours

CHRISTCHURCH | TOURS

The VW Kombi has become a Kiwi icon representing freedom and touring beautiful landscapes, so what better way to see New Zealand?

Crater Rim Walks

CHRISTCHURCH | WALKING TOURS

Nicole Elwood’s parents are the inspiration behind her venture, Crater Rim Walks. For years they organised guided Sunday walks and have passed that knowledge on to their daughter, who now offers daily walks sharing panoramic views, picturesque bays and qu ...

Dolphin Encounter

Wildlife encounter

If you do need a reason to visit Kaikoura, joining a tour to see the acrobatic and energised Dusky dolphins could be the just the persuasion required.

Explore Waipara Wine Tours

WAIPARA | WINE TOURS

Explore Waipara’s mission is “sharing our passion of the wines, the people and the region of Waipara” and they do this with a focus on bespoke, wine-focused tours.

iFLYTEK

NEW ZEALAND | TECH

iFLYTEK is New Zealand’s distributor for Jarvisen – the world’s fastest and most accurate real-time voice translator.

Quake City

CHRISTCHURCH | ATTRACTION

Quake City tells stories of heroism, hope and loss from the Canterbury earthquakes – the devastating series of seismic events that rocked the region in 2010 and 2011.

Riverside Kitchen

CHRISTCHURCH | COOKING SCHOOL

This light and bright space in central-city gem Riverside Market is the place to come together and learn about the best of Canterbury’s seasonal produce.

Taupo Tandem Skydiving

Taupo | Skydiving

Skydive with NZ’s original skydiving company, with amazing views from 15,000ft and 60 seconds in freefall, reaching over 200kph!

Whale Watch Kaikoura

Attraction

Whale Watch is New Zealand’s only marine-based whale watching company operating year round.

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Christchurch | Attraction

Founded by the Willis family more than four decades ago, Willowbank is still owned and operated by members of the founding family. With more than 120,000 annual visitors, and growing, Willowbank is popular with local, national and international visitors.

Ziptrek Ecotours

Queenstown | Zipline tours

Ziptrek Ecotours is NZ’s #1 original zipline tour and is a spectacular and fun eco-adventure through the forest canopy high above Queenstown, situated on Skyline Gondola hill.

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New Zealand's Great Walks

Two tigers new arrivals at Christchurch's Orana Park