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Routeburn Track
Routeburn Track The Routeburn Track, with its hidden lakes, neck‐craning waterfalls and rugged alpine scenery, has been heralded as one of the worlds best hikes in one of the worlds best settings. While such lofty titles are hard to live up to, from the moment you leave your first muddy bootprint
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Re:START Mall
Re:START Mall In 2010 and 2011, when devastating earthquakes left Christchurch in ruins, the people of Christchurch were left with two choices: Completely give up and move somewhere else, or dig in deep and start over. The Re:Start Mall was born from the latter, where in an effort to simply instil
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Rangitoto Island
Rangitoto Island Auckland is famous for many different things, although volcanoes aren’t usually one of them.While the sailboats, wine, and iconic waterfront are just a few of the city highlights, there nevertheless sits a volcanic island just minutes from downtown Auckland.Symmetrical, rugged, an
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Queen Street
Queen Street Busy, bustling, and lined with shops, Queen Street is the pulsing center of Auckland. This main thoroughfare runs from the Auckland ferry building up the hill towards Karangahape Road, and in addition to the shops and trendy storefronts is home to a collection of restaurants and hotel
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Queenstown Arts and Crafts Market
Queenstown Arts and Crafts Market One of the pleasures of any trip to New Zealand is a step into the extraordinary. Here, where the wilderness is still wild, the coastline rocky and rugged, and the great outdoors still great, the locals have their own sense of splendor, and this can be seen in the
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Port Hills
Port Hills Separating Christchurch from Lyttleton Harbor, the Port Hills are a playground for Christchurch outdoors-lovers who are looking to work up a sweat. Rising to height of nearly 1,800 feet, the Port Hills are located a short distance from downtown and are criss-crossed by multi-use trails.
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Ponsonby
Ponsonby Just west of Auckland’s CBD, Ponsonby is one of the city’s most fashionable inner-city suburbs. Known for its restaurants and cafes, delis, boutiques, jewelers, independent bookstores, clubs and bars, and art galleries that line Ponsonby Road — this large neighborhood also has its fill of
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Piha Beach
Piha Beach Located one hour west of downtown Auckland, Piha Beach is one of the most popular day trips for city-trapped urbanites needing an escape to the beach. This coastal community of 600 residents sits tucked at the base of the Waitakere Ranges, a series of hills which are criss-crossed by so
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Parnell Village
Parnell Village The most charismatic of Aucklands neighborhoods, charming Parnell Village is Aucklands oldest suburb and is renowned for its restaurants, cafes, galleries and boutique shopping. Spend a day exploring the fashionable village shopping area along Parnell Road which is renowned for qua
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Orakei Korako Cave and Thermal Park (The Hidden Valley)
Orakei Korako Cave and Thermal Park (The Hidden Valley) A geothermic wonderland of hissing geysers, bubbling hot springs and natural silica terraces, the Orakei Korako Cave and Thermal Park serves up some of New Zealand’s most spectacular scenery and makes a popular day trip from nearby Taupo or R
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North Head Historic Reserve
North Head Historic Reserve To early Maori this strategic viewpoint was known as Maungauika, and looking out over Auckland’s Harbor and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, the summit of this ancient volcanic cone was perfect for fending off an attack. In the 1800s, under European rule, the hill was f
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New Regent Street
New Regent Street When first constructed in the 1930s, New Regent Street was famously lauded as “the most beautiful street in New Zealand.” Today, after the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, the street has rebuilt its colorful façade—built in a Spanish Mission style—where colorful, two-sto
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Nevis Swing
Nevis Swing To put in perspective just how high the Nevis Swing actually is, the launch deck from where the swing is released is higher than the highest elevation of three different US states. From a platform approximately 530 feet above the valley floor, drink in the panoramic view of the surroun
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Muriwai Beach
Muriwai Beach Along the wild western coast of the North Island just outside Auckland, Muriwai Beach is a famously beautiful and rugged stretch of shore where pounding waves beckon to brave surfers and volcanic rock cliffs give way to jet black sand beaches. Each year from August to March, Muriwai
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Mt Tauhara
Mt Tauhara Lake Taupo is best known for all of its different watersports, but it’s also one of the best places for hiking on the North Island of New Zealand. For one of the best views in all of Lake Taupo, the steep trek up Mt. Tauhara offers panoramic views of the Taupo lakeshore and the surround
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Mt. Aspiring National Park
Mt. Aspiring National Park In the rugged wilderness outside of Wanaka, Glenorchy, Makarora, and Haast, Mt. Aspiring National Park sits waiting to be explored. Here in New Zealand’s third largest park, glaciers hang suspended on mountainsides that are crossed by backcountry trails. Views of this pr
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Mount Victoria Reserve
Mount Victoria Reserve Located smack in the middle of the suburb of Devonport, Mount Victoria Reserve offers the best view of Auckland you’ll find on the city’s north shore. Although only standing 280 feet in height, the panoramic view from the hill’s summit looks directly back at the city skyline
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Mount Hutt
Mount Hutt Mount Hutt is one of New Zealands premier skiing destinations, tailored to suit beginners to advanced skiers and snowboarders and everyone in-between. The snow is skiable for months and months here, from June to October, and all manner of equipment and instruction is available from the
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Mona Vale
Mona Vale Mona Vale is a sanctuary of calm in the midst of bustling Christchurch. Gardens lined with rhododendrons and camellia sit next to a brilliant fernery, and a colorful rose garden provides the perfect moment for stopping to smell the flowers. The 13-acre gardens border the Avon River, and
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Mitai Maori Village
Mitai Maori Village Travelers don’t need to venture all the way to the bush for a taste of traditional New Zealand life thanks to the conveniently located Mitai Maori Village. This authentic cultural destination showcases the famed warriors in traditional attire and grants visitors unlimited acces
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