Nature / Sustainable Tourism

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.

Background information on New Zealand's three World Heritage sites: Te Wahipounamu, Tongariro National Park and the Sub-Antarctic Islands.

Keen on whale watching and seal spotting? There’s no better time than winter and New Zealand’s extensive coast offers endless opportunities.

Two wild kiwi chicks discovered last week are the first to be born in the Auckland region for more than 60 years.

Before the coming of the European, the vast timbered lands of the Whirinaki rainforest served as a Garden of Eden to the mountain iwi (tribes) of Te Urewera region of the central North Island of Aotearoa (New Zealand).

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.

One of Wellington's most popular tourist attractions, the cars run from Lambton Quay in the commercial heart of the city and emerge in the Wellington Botanic Garden where the Lookout, Carter Observatory, Planetarium and Cable Car Museum are located.

Wetlands are not only crucial to the environment, they also offer an attractive landscape for conservationists and tourists to explore – especially in New Zealand.

Wairere, a valley of basalt boulders in the Hokianga, may be one of the Far North’s most remarkable, yet undiscovered rock formations.

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.