DOC intends to pilot paid parking at three South Island visitor hotspots to help manage visitor pressure and support ...

From the beach end of Beach St, head left along the beach, then up river to the lagoon. Follow the causeway around the lagoon and then across it, back onto Beach St. At different times of the year, ...

A 2-hour return walk allows you to visit one of the Coromandel Peninsula’s finest remaining kauri stands, Waiomu Kauri Grove. The track follows formed gravel road for 600 metres before heading into ...

The track follows the original route that horse-drawn coaches took after coming off the beach in Tahakopa Bay. After the track's start, when it forks, go right. It's flat going, alongside the tidal ...

Nelson Lakes National Park is situated in the north of New Zealand's South Island. The gateway to the park is St Arnaud, a 1-2 hour drive from Nelson or Blenheim.

Akaroa Marine Reserve, established in 2014, is one of the two marine reserves in Canterbury. It lies at the mouth of Akaroa Harbour and is 512 hectares. Antipodes Island is the most remote of New ...

Porika and Braeburn Road mountain bike tracks are easy to intermediate tracks that pass through farmland, stream fords, and beech forest. At the Gowan Bridge, Lake Rotoroa, turn west onto the Braeburn ...

You can enjoy many activities in Kaimanawa Forest Park in the Tūrangi/Taupō area. Permits are required for hunting and fishing. Access over private land is by permission only.

CITES is a United Nations Convention that monitors and controls international travel of items containing protected animals and plants. It ensures that long-term survival of species is not threatened.

Pataua is 30 km east of Whangārei. Leave Whangārei on Riverside Drive, which turns into Onerahi Rd. At the roundabout turn into Whangārei Heads Road and follow this into Pataua South Rd. At Pataua, ...

Tucked close to the shore of Whakaraupō (Lyttelton Harbour), Ripapa Island was an ideal site for a fortified pa for Ngāi Tahu and later a fortress for coastal defence. The island is only accessible by ...

Be awestruck, walk in gentle silence or ride through the mists of this primordial place. Feel the breath of life, the song of Tāne, transcend time, walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs, in the shadow of ...