Nature / Sustainable Tourism

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.

Birds have a special place in the folklore of New Zealand Maori, who believed the graceful winged creatures to be messengers from the spirit world.

An ancient subterranean world in the heart of New Zealand’s central North Island, the Waitomo Cave system is a fascinating and dramatic natural wonder.

The tuatara is a lizard-like reptile that is only found on certain small islands around New Zealand and in a number of mainland sanctuaries.

A slice of native paradise is not what you expect to find in a capital's inner city, but Wellington’s Zealandia - formerly the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary - is exactly that.

Essential to the New Zealand experience is the unique sound of the beautiful song birds heard in forests, hills and backyards all over the country.

New Zealand luxury lodge Treetops is dedicated to preserving its natural environment while allowing travellers to experience the best of New Zealand's natural surroundings in five star luxury.

Unique New Zealand native plants and trees: coprosma, kauri, kowhai, kowharawhara, lancewood, nikau, rata, rimu, totara.

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.

Kaikoura is a leading nature tourist destination, best-known for its whale watching tours.