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Cornwall Park
Cornwall Park Set adjacent to the park at One Tree Hill, Cornwall Park is a 296-acre green space that rises above the suburbs of Auckland. Strategically located between Waitemata and Manukau harbors, the area was once the site of a Maori settlement which once housed thousands of residents.Today, v
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Coast-to-Coast Walkway
Coast-to-Coast Walkway While you’d never know it unless you looked at a map, the city of Auckland—along with the Northland—is almost its entirely own island. In fact, on the city’s southern end, by the suburb of Otahuhu, the strip of land connecting Auckland with the North Island is narrow enough
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Cashel Street (Re:Start Mall)
Cashel Street (Re:Start Mall) There was once a time when busy Cashel Street was the thumping heart of Christchurch. With the devastating destruction of the 2011 earthquake, however, the once bustling downtown was reduced to rubble and the spirit of Christchurch was broken. Aching for a center of c
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Canterbury
Canterbury Located in the middle of the South Island, Canterbury is the largest region in New Zealand. Bordered by the Southern Alps on one side and the Pacific Ocean on another, popular destinations in the area include Christchurch, Kaikoura and Hanmer Springs, just to name a few. Home to more th
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Bethells Beach
Bethells Beach When it comes to the beaches surrounding Auckland, there are really only two kinds: The white sand stretches of the Hauraki Gulf that face the city skyline, and the wildly scenic, black sand beaches of Auckland’s moody West Coast. Bethell’s Beach is one of the latter, where tempestu
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Banks Peninsula
Banks Peninsula The Banks Peninsula is a side of Christchurch that too many visitors miss out on. This mostly-undeveloped, circular peninsula juts out from Christchurch like a swollen thumb, yet despite its obvious prominence on a map, a large majority of Christchurch visitors make the mistake of
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Baldwin Street
Baldwin Street When walking up Dunedin’s Baldwin Street, don’t be ashamed if you need to stop and catch your breath for a while. After all, this short, steep, concrete street is famously known as the steepest street in the world, and thousands of visitors annually make the leg-straining climb to t
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Avon River
Avon River To the native Maori, the Avon River was an area of swampland which was used as a seasonal fishing spot. The area around the rivermouth was mostly uninhabited, and fresh water which trickled from springs was used for sacred healing purposes. Today the Avon is a meandering river which wea
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Arataki Visitor Center
Arataki Visitor Center Sandwiched between the city of Auckland and the westward-facing beaches, the Waitakere Ranges are forested hills which separate the beach from the city. These hills provide a forested escape from the urban bustle of Auckland, and the best place to begin such a journey is at
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Dunedin
Dunedin Known as the Edinburgh of the south, the charming city of Dunedin is a wonderful vacation spot for visitors of all interests. Known primarily for its incredible wildlife attractions, the city itself is filled with interesting activities. For food-lovers, take a tour of the Cadbury World,
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Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island An unspoiled island paradise 55 miles (90 kilometers) from Auckland, Great Barrier Island will transport you back to the early days of life in New Zealand. Adding to the islands remote charm is that it has no utilities and is powered almost exclusively by generators and solar.
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Mt Potts
Mt Potts Even with the dozens of landscapes which were used while filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the site that was arguably the most spectacular was the soaring city of Edoras. Built on top of Mt. Sunday in a remote region of Canterbury, even the crew said they were taken aback by the beau
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Kaitoke Regional Park
Kaitoke Regional Park In the movie trilogy Lord of the Rings, there are more than a handful of mysterious places which are either sinister, dark, or foreboding. On the other hand, there are also places which are so peaceful and magical that you wish they could only be real. One of these places—Riv
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Hutt Valley
Hutt Valley When visiting Wellington, it’s possible to travel over the span of 30 minutes from the capital of New Zealand to the forests of Middle-earth. While the Hutt Valley is often considered as a distant suburb of Wellington, it’s also known as a filming location for the famous Lord of the Ri
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Burkes Pass
Burkes Pass Burkes Pass is a small town and a mountain pass in South Canterbury. In earlier times a pioneer township, it’s now a heritage site easy to visit when headed to destinations such as the Mackenzie basin, Mt Cook and Queenstown.The town grew around a hotel that was opened for weary Macken
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Matamata
Matamata Before there was Frodo and the Eye of Sauron, and before there was Mordor and the city of Edoras, there was the affable Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and his utopian home in the Shire. From these rolling green hills which are peppered with hobbit holes, and simple dwellings where Gandalf must cr
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Viaduct Harbour
Viaduct Harbour There was once a time in the early 1990’s when Viaduct Harbor was a downtrodden port. With an infusion of money from the America’s Cup, however, this aging corner of the Waitemata waterfront was fantastically transformed into one of the city’s most popular districts.Bars, restauran
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Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake)
Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) It’s tough to decide which is more beautiful: the cobalt hue of the aptly-named “Blue Lake” as it sparkles in the midday sun, or the deep green of the Whakarewarewa Forest that hugs the shore of the lake. Either way, the natural beauty is what makes this lake a Rotorua fa
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Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake)
Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake) Even though it’s right next to the wildly popular Blue Lake, the Green Lake—or Rotokakahi—is a sacred lake that isn’t open to swimming, fishing, or boating. This lake is sacred to the Te Arawa tribe who are the area’s original inhabitants, as the lake was the site of i
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Buried Village of Te Wairoa
Buried Village of Te Wairoa The Buried Village of Te Wairoa offers a unique glimpse into 19th century New Zealand life, as it was buried and preserved by volcanic ash in an 1866 eruption. One of New Zealands most popular attractions, this archeological treasure houses a museum to the village and t
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