Marlborough

Take three major wine producing regions add gourmet food, a buzzing capital city, charming small town life and sparkling coastal waterways and you’ve got an unbeatable holiday experience.

As New Zealand bursts into spring colour, an event-filled calendar and the forecast of a long hot summer promise to banish winter blues.

New Zealand’s reputation for sustainable practice and environmental awareness has prompted growth in eco-tourism as more travellers seek eco-friendly accommodation.

A regular feature on many parts of the North and South Island coast, 13 different dolphin species live in the waters around New Zealand.

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.

Colourful garden festivals and events throughout New Zealand during 2009.

New Zealand has a vast array of spectacular walkways and tracks providing access to unique wilderness areas and virgin rain forests.

List of New Zealand art galleries and museums, from small local collections to the impressive National Museum Te Papa Tongarewa, in Wellington.