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Mauao Mount Maunganui: holiday hotspot
The proper Māori name of Mauao – or ‘the Mount’, as most New Zealanders tend to call it these days – has a certain poetry that ‘Maunganui’ (‘big hill’) does not. Read the story . . .
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Mount Taranaki: picture-perfect peak
Taranaki is about as close as you can get to the ideal of volcanic beauty – almost perfectly round, its nearly symmetrical cone rising to a pointed summit, with a single crater. Read the story . . .
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Ōrakei Kōrako: thermal wonderland
There are still reminders scattered about the Taupō district of the subterranean forces that produced its mighty, first-century eruption and subsequent lake. Read the story . . .
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Otago Peninsula: prodigious wildlife and a bona fide castle
If ever you should tire of the splendours of Dunedin, explore the Otago Peninsula, extending from the city to the northeast, to the southern headland of the entrance to the harbour. Read the story . . .
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Port Waikato: where river meets sea
Those unfamiliar with New Zealand geography are often surprised to find the Waikato River, which they first met at Taupō, cropping up again and again as they drive north. Read the story . . .
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Queenstown: the sky’s the limit
You feel pretty brave, standing there on the edge, your toes dangling in the void, the river moving lazily 100 metres below. Read the story . . .
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Adventure time: Rere rock slide
Throw yourself onto your belly on your boogie-board at the top of the slide and hang on for an exhilarating, wet and wild ride to the bottom. Read the story . . .
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Rotorua: hot pools
From fumaroles and mini geysers to steaming stormwater drains, Rotorua has hot water and boiling bogs to burn. Read the story . . .
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Te Mata Peak: Hawke's Bay icon
From Te Mata Peak, on a clear day, you can see the whole of Hawke’s Bay laid out before you – up to Māhia Peninsula in the north and the rugged hills behind the coast to the south. Read the story . . .
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Whakarewarewa Valley
Picturing the transition from their homeland to the decidedly sub-tropical rigours of New Zealand, you can imagine the attraction of Whakarewarewa for the first Polynesian settlers. Read the story . . .
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Tongariro Alpine Crossing
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing offers an insight into just why the park is rated an international treasure and listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read the story . . .
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Whale watching: close encounters on the water
The Hikurangi Trench off the coast of Kaikōura is home to a wealth of deep-sea marine life, including orca, blue and humpback whales. Read the story . . .
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The not-so-distant summit: day hikes to mountain tops
Mountain climbing doesn’t just have to be for the experienced or those inclined to take risks. There are plenty of spectacular summits in New Zealand that can be reached with little more than the right provisions, a propensity for physical exercise and common sense. Read the story . . .
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Waitomo: sheep, caves, waterfalls and a rugby great
The golden land stretches out seemingly forever and the place sparkles in sunshine many days of the year with ripe green grass as your view. It’s terrific. Read the story . . .
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Marlborough: From the vines to the sea
As the probable landing place of the first waka ever to visit New Zealand, Marlborough is the home of the very first people ever to travel to this country. Read the story . . .
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East Waikato: discovering Middle Earth
Driving down into the guts of The Mighty Waikato from the Kaimāī ranges you get a good look at the land as it flexes its muscles. Read the story . . .
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