Within the unfenced boundaries of Fiordland, one of the largest national parks in the world, is some of the most wild and dramatic scenery in New Zealand.
Hell's Gate and Wai Ora Spa, Tikitere is a unique place of extreme contrasts. Visitors walk past steaming fumeroles and pools of boiling mud so violent they are unnerving.
Everybody who has visited Rotorua, New Zealand and gasped in awe of its calderas, crater lakes, trout, native bush walks, geothermal mud pools and geysers, skied or snowboarded, owes it to the presence of volcanoes.
New Zealand's native Kauri tree was sought by shipbuilders and riggers alike for its exceptional timber, tall, strong and straight trees perfect for ships spars.