Thermal springs, resulting from New Zealand's location on the Pacific Rim of Fire, are found the length of the country including Rotorua, Taupo Te Aroha and Hanmer.

Old and new in Hawke's Bay; Waiheke Island; sparkling varieties. Background info on niche vineyards. Success of Villa Maria.

Rotorua's QE Health offers highly-specialised medical spa treatments for arthritis, rheumatism and other disorders involving movement.

New Zealand, spa destination with a difference. While many spas worldwide are manufactured, New Zealand's approach has been to enhance the existing natural environment.

New Zealand spas and health retreats with accommodation, contacts listing. Luxury hotels and lodges excluded, listed separately.

The self-care and spa market in New Zealand is growing rapidly in response to stress-related complaints as more tourists take holidays to recharge their batteries.

New Zealand’s largest edible export earnings come from the land, with sheepmeat, beef, dairy produce, deer, goats and cereal products primary natural resources.

New Zealand’s newest and fastest growing wine region is Central Otago in the South Island, home of the southernmost vineyards in the world.

The romance of corked wine is giving way to the desire for 100 percent quality, with the development of screw capping instead of corking wine bottles.

Kiwi Hollywood star Sam Neill owns the Two Paddocks vineyard in Queenstown in the South Island.