Adventure

New Zealand’s outdoor lifestyle, spectacular landscapes and varied terrain set the scene for some of the world’s best on and off-road cycling experiences.

New Zealand’s North Island offers a full range of cycling experiences for cyclists of all abilities – from vineyard doddles to high speed downhills for top of the game mountain bikers.

New Zealand’s South Island has some of the world’s most spectacular and varied mountain biking tracks and trails.

Tucked away in one of the most remote corners of Fiordland, Doubtful Sound offers a unique wilderness experience including the chance to see one of the rarest penguins in the world - the Fiordland Crested Penguin ...

New Zealand’s fascination with the water is hardly surprising given the country’s geographical location and history.

Kiwi sense of adventure and innovative thinking is behind some unique New Zealand-designed adventure tourist attractions.

Some classic examples of Kiwi ingenuity, inventions and entrepreneurs.

A new four-day walking track through the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland has been named after one of New Zealand’s greatest adventurers, Sir Edmund Hillary.

Millions of years before man set foot on the islands of New Zealand, a magnificent array of birds ruled the land.

Some human beings simply can’t get enough adventure. Barely three months after becoming the first double amputee to conquer Mt Everest, and less than two months after surgery to remove five fingertips and more of his legs, Mark Inglis went paragliding over Lake Wakatipu.