Nature / Sustainable Tourism

A regular feature on many parts of the North and South Island coast, 13 different dolphin species live in the waters around New Zealand.

Intrepid nineteenth century tourists travelled around the world to visit New Zealand’s famed Pink and White Terraces.

New Zealand - a land of four million people - is a country that's punching well above its weight when it comes to helping the environment and working towards reducing carbon emissions.

Generations of Kiwis, past and present, have grown up with dolphin tales – the stories of ‘celebrity’ dolphins who’ve achieved local and sometimes international fame through their exploits in New Zealand’s coastal waters.

Manawatu’s 6000-year-old sand dune field has attracted great interest from geographers world-wide.

New Zealand has a vast array of spectacular walkways and tracks providing access to unique wilderness areas and virgin rain forests.

New Zealand’s own Stonehenge Aotearoa, located in the Wairarapa opened in February 2005.

Travellers with a 'green' conscience can take heart because getting around New Zealand doesn't have to be hard on the environment.

Found on a wild section of Taranaki coastline, Parininihi is one of New Zealand’s newest marine reserves.

Visitors to the Abel Tasman National Park in New Zealand’s South Island may think they’re experiencing a modern trend in eco-friendly tourism, but practising sustainability is nothing new around here.