Features

Wilderness Lodges at Moeraki on the West Coast of the South Island and at Arthur’s Pass in the heart of the Southern Alps are at the forefront of nature tourism.

Two wild kiwi chicks discovered last week are the first to be born in the Auckland region for more than 60 years.

Before the coming of the European, the vast timbered lands of the Whirinaki rainforest served as a Garden of Eden to the mountain iwi (tribes) of Te Urewera region of the central North Island of Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Long before Europeans came to Aotearoa New Zealand, Whirinaki Forest has special significance to the early Maori iwi (tribes) of Te Urewera.

New Zealand trout fishing expert Ron Giles (author of Hooked on Trout: How and Where to Catch Large Trout in New Zealand) offers visitors tips on hooking a trout in New Zealand.

If cyclists have plenty of time but little money and want to see the New Zealand countryside, they could try WWOOFing, Willing Workers on Organic Farms.

The Whakarewarewa Thermal Village is a Maori tourism product making a name for itself on the global stage.

White Island appears on the horizon as a thick plume of smoke rising from the Pacific Ocean – the first visible sign of one of New Zealand’s most fascinating natural attractions.

New Zealand’s West Coast region is one of the world’s top kayaking destinations.

Wellington – New Zealand’s capital city – is known as the nation’s arts and culture capital.