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The New Zealand Outdoor Instructors Association is a professional body that provides support, guidance and a nationally recognised assessment scheme to Outdoor Instructors.

Queenstown’s Shotover Jets wind through spectacular canyons at breathtaking speeds. Combining thrillseeking with local history, Dart River Jet Boat Safaris also take some beating.

Overview of caving in New Zealand; deepest, longest and other interesting facts. Most New Zealand caves are limestone or marble with some lava caves mainly around Auckland.

Rodolph Lysaght Wigley (1881-1946) and his son Henry (Harry) Wigley were key players in the development of Mount Cook, one of New Zealand's premier tourist areas.

The best-known bungy jumping is in Queenstown, but there are also thrills to be had in the North Island.

Helpful tips for cycling in New Zealand, including road rules, sun sense, hiring a bike and treating the environment with respect.

Adventure cycling in New Zealand includes mountainbiking, suitable for riders of all abilities. Helibiking takes them one step higher - to high-altitude places for cycling thrills.

Riders can travel on their bikes from one famous New Zealand tourist destination to another, in the Diamondback Rotorua to Taupo 100km flyer.

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.

New Zealand has many excellent places to cycle in and near its cities. You could even join a club while in Auckland, for example, to be shown the sights.