New Zealand

New Zealand's capital on Cook Strait at the southern tip of the North Island, Te Papa museum, Weta Workshop film legacy, Cuba Street cafes, and ferry access to the South Island.

New Zealand's largest city on a volcanic isthmus between two harbours - 53 cones, Sky Tower, Waiheke wine country, and Māori heritage as gateway to the North and South Islands.

New Zealand's South Island gateway on the Canterbury Plains - rebuilt after the 2010-2011 earthquakes, with Botanic Gardens, Hagley Park, and transit access to the Southern Alps and Antarctica.

New Zealand's Edinburgh of the South on Otago Harbour, Victorian stone buildings, the world's steepest street, royal albatross at Taiaroa Head, and the Dunedin Sound music legacy.

Discover Hamilton, Hamilton Gardens, the Waikato River, Waitomo glowworm caves nearby, and New Zealand's fourth-largest city moving at an easy inland pace.

New Zealand's Māori heartland with geothermal fields at Rotorua, the 19 km Tongariro Alpine Crossing, volcanic plateau, and cities Auckland and Wellington.

New Zealand's larger island with Southern Alps, fjords, Central Otago Pinot Noir, glaciers, Milford Sound and 1.24 million people across 150437 square kilometres.

New Zealand's fastest-growing city on the Bay of Plenty with Mount Maunganui's 232 m volcanic summit, golden beaches, kiwifruit orchards, and a working harbour.