Adventure

New Zealander Scarlett Hagen is on top of the world as a mountain biker, but she is happy to scale the heights for almost any outdoor pursuit.

Pure Trails New Zealand has developed guided hiking trips of the South Island of New Zealand specifically for the older active traveller.

Since AJ Hackett dived off the Eiffel Tower 20 years ago, his bungy-jumping craze has continued to scale new heights of daring.

New Zealand is renowned for the sheer range of adventure activities on offer, and new activities are being developed all the time. View operator listings at newzealand.com

It's not a sport for the faint hearted – or clumsy. Bouldering is for the sure-footed, with athletes rock climbing without the aid of ropes or a harness.

The New Zealand invention, Blokart is rapidly becoming the world’s most popular land-based sail sport.

The best-known bungy jumping is in Queenstown, but there are also thrills to be had in the North Island.

Overview of caving in New Zealand; deepest, longest and other interesting facts. Most New Zealand caves are limestone or marble with some lava caves mainly around Auckland.

Risk-taking is a way of life for base jumping supremo and veteran skydiver Chuck Berry. Chuck Berry not only shares the name of a rock’n’roll legend, he shares the heart of a performer.

Savvy travellers wanting to fly in the face of the global credit crisis and still go on holiday are latching on to clever ways to make their funds go further.