Paihia

Rich in culture, history and natural resources, Paihia is the place of friendly locals, happy cafes and people enjoying life whether it is swimming with dolphins, taking in a spot of retail therapy, bush walking or just lazing on the beach. Known as the jewel of the magnificent Bay of Islands, with shimmering safe waters and superb beaches, there are plenty of recreational activities in among the 144 islands: sail, fish, swim, dive, snorkel, charter a launch or paddle a sea kayak around the islands. Paihia is the perfect stepping stone into the Bay of Islands, and a wonderful place for people of all ages to visit.

http://www.paihia.co.nz/
http://www.paihianz.co.nz/

feddy tower 
Brave Island - Coramandel

Forgotten World Highway

While it's only 150 kilometres long, the Forgotten World Highway is a highly memorable driving journey.

Built on colonial bridle paths formed in the late 19th century, the highway is remote and mysterious to the extreme. "A bit upsy downsy" is how one local resident puts it - a classic New Zealand understatement to describe a road that hugs the rugged contours of the land to provide a natural roller


coaster experience.



http://www.taranaki.info/visit/theme.php/page/forgotten-world-highway
http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/forgotten-world-highway/

Below Zero Ice Bar Queenstown (Searle Lane Queenstown (03) 409 0040)

Strawberry picking

http://www.sweetred.co.nz/

http://www.localist.co.nz/auckland/articles/where-to-pick-strawberries-in-auckland

Shimmering shores of Vaadhoo, Maldives

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Amazing walking tracks in NZ

Great Walks

http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/great-walks/

http://www.nelsonmountainbikeclub.org.nz/

Take a walk, a Great Walk, through some of New Zealand’s most awe-inspiring landscapes.

New Zealand's nine Great Walks are premier tracks that pass through diverse and spectacular scenery. From native forests, lakes and rivers to rugged mountain peaks, deep gorges and vast valleys...there's a Great Walk for everyone!

Lake Waikaremoana

Tongariro Northern Circuit

Whanganui Journey

Abel Tasman Coast Track

Heaphy Track

Routeburn Track

Kepler Track

Milford Track

Rakiura Track