Bridge to Nowhere: stunning walking in the Whanganui National Park

As if the breathtaking glory of Ninety Mile Beach wasn’t enough, right at the northern end, near the Te Paki Stream, are some seriously steep and seriously fun sand dunes.

It’s a pretty big accolade to have a renowned marine expert rate a dive site as one of the top ten in the world. But Jacques Cousteau picked the Poor Knights.

Kāpiti Island is one of the few easily accessible offshore nature reserves in New Zealand.