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Paradise on earth
Most visitors believe that New Zealanders have won first prize in the lottery of life.
Inhabiting one of the most attractive countries on earth, they have enhanced nature’s bounty by developing a lifestyle that combines traditional values with the best of the modern world.
Sophisticated cities offer delightful shopping, there are more golf courses per capita than any other country, and nightlife and entertainment are just a short drive away from a spectacularly-beautiful countryside, where the awesome landscapes vary from glaciers and fjords to mountains and wide sandy beaches.
Sightseeing
Deep forests, lovely bays with quiet beaches and wild surf, Maori culture, volcanic thermal springs, glaciers, rivers and lakes. |
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First class hotel and apartment accommodation in the heart of the cities, and luxury lodges in scenic settings. |
Family activities
Antarctic centres, theme parks, zoos, wildlife reserves and a variety of outdoor activities. |
Shopping
What you can buy – Arts and crafts, Maori carvings, jewellery, pottery and hand-knitted woollen sweaters.
Where you can buy – Shopping malls and centres. |
Entertainment
A wide range of restaurants and a variety of cuisine, bars, pubs, discotheques, theatres, casinos and dinner cruises. |
Sports and leisure
Golf, diving, skiing, white water rafting, sea kayaking, hunting, horse riding, jet-boating, caving, trekking in the rainforests, fishing, bungee jumping, wellness centres and spas. |
Events
New Zealand International Rugby Seven’s Tournament (February); New Zealand International Arts Festival (February – March); British Lions Tour (June –July). Savour New Zealand (May); Wellington Dragon Boat Festival (March). |
Exploring by road
Extensive road network – suitable for Self-Drives and car rental |
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