Nature / Sustainable Tourism

No visit to New Zealand is complete without laying eyes on a kiwi – the flightless, feathered icon that leads a list of rare native species found nowhere else on the planet.

Half a world away from each other, New Zealand and France have more than rugby in common.

Sirocco may be covered in feathers but there’s nothing flighty about the world’s first official ‘spokesbird’ for conservation.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.