Bridge to Nowhere: stunning walking in the Whanganui National Park

Experience fishing at its very best in the wide, swift-flowing Tongariro River. 

The name Ōrakei Kōrako means something along the lines of ‘painted place’ in Māori and it’s easy to see why.

Reach the enigmatic Bridge to Nowhere via the Kaiwhakauka Track or navigating the Whanganui River to the Mangapūrua Landing.

Walk through this World Heritage Area of volcanic giants, sheer beauty and alpine lakes to make memories you will treasure forever.

Take an easy ride along a historic road that winds through native forest in Ruapehu.

Ride through ancient podocarp forest, over some of New Zealand's longest and highest suspension bridges and along an old bush tramway following the hard-fought footsteps of early loggers.

Take a botanical trip around the world at Paloma Gardens in Whanganui. 

The river – Te Awa o Whanganui – forms the heart and history of Whanganui. 

Celebrate Modernist filmmaker, sculptor, painter and poet Len Lye in this striking single-artist gallery in New Plymouth's art and cultural precinct.

The Coastal Walkway is a 12km journey to add to your own journey, a promenade par excellence that hugs the sea and grabs your senses all way along the New Plymouth coastline.