New Zealand Features

New Zealand Features

• Top Attractions in New Zealand
  

  Abel Tasman National Park is New Zealand's smallest and most visited park. At the north end of the South Island, this park is an explosion of... Read more

• If You Like
  

  New Zealand has more than 15,000 km (9,300 mi) of coastline, which ripples and zigzags to create bays, coves, fjords, and countless beaches... Read more

• New Zealand Today
  

  Kia ora, or welcome, to the "Youngest Country on Earth." New Zealand's moniker may specifically reference its place as the last landmass to be... Read more

• Top Experiences in New Zealand
  

  The Milford Sound reaches into the 1.2 million-hectare primeval forests of Fiordland National Park. Milford is an eerie place, and the best way... Read more

• Speak Like a Local
  

  From the moment you begin your New Zealand (or Aotearoa, as you'll learn in the airport) adventure, you'll confront the mélange of Maori... Read more

• New Zealand History
  

  According to Maori legend, the demigod Maui sailed from Hawaiki (believed to be one of the French Polynesian islands) in his canoe, and he caught... Read more

• Tastes of New Zealand
  

  The New Zealand food and wine scene had an earthy beginning. Traditional Maori staples included fish, birds, and root vegetables like kumara... Read more

• The National Parks
  

  Tongariro was New Zealand's first national park and the fourth in the world. It was established in 1887, a mere 47 years after the Treaty of... Read more

• Local Do's and Taboos
  

  In general, Kiwis are accommodating folk who are more likely to good-naturedly tease you about a cultural faux pas than to take offense, but... Read more