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IntroductionThis is the first cut at advice for planning for visitors to New Zealand. We have selected catagories loosely matching our reasons for returning. Following much active discussion we have listed, our favorite places in each catagory. We have limited the number to about ten and we are progressively linking these to our background pages, our most recent significant visit in travelogues and/or pictures. The links are via icons to keep the page compact and fast - hover over the icon for details. The icons represent: - a Picture from our Travel Diaries - year - Text in our Travel Diaries - year - Reference Page  - Section of a Reference Page - Back to the Index for this page
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Scenery
- Lake Tekapo
- Lake Hawea
- Milford Sound
- Doubtful Sound
- Mt Taranaki - Egmont
- Lake Wanaka
- Lake Wakatipu
- The Banks Peninsular
- Bay of Islands
- Coromandel Peninsula - Scenery, Camping and Gold
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Scenic roads
- SH43 - Stratford to Taumaranui
- Gentle Annie - The Inland Patea Heritage Trail from Napier to Taihape
- The River Road - Pipiriki to Wanganui down the banks of the Whanganui
- Te Reinga road (Gisborne to Wairoa highroad)
- Haast Pass
- The Road to Milford
- Southern Scenic - The section through the Catlins
- Pacific Coast Highway - the East Cape
- Glenorchy Road
- Desert Road
- Arthurs Pass
- Bullock Trail
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Beaches and Coastline
- Bay of Islands
- Tasman Bay
- Golden Bay
- Marlborough Sounds
- East coast of Coromandel - Tairua, Hahei and Ferry Landing
- Doubtless Bay/Karikari Peninsula
- Mahia Peninsula
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Wildlife
- Albatrosses - Otago Peninsular
- Yellow Eyed Penguins - Otago Peninsular
and Nugget point
- Little Blue Penguins - Oamaru
- Kiwi - Trounson Kauri Park (night tours)
- White Herons and Spoonbills - from Okarito
- Glow-worms - Waitomo or Te Anau
- Dolphins and Whales - Kaikoura
or Bay of Islands
- Seals - Cape Foulwind or Nugget Point
- Gannets - Muriwai (Picture by J R Warlow) and Cape Kidnappers
- Fish - Goat Island Maritime Reserve
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Cities
- Wellington - best Capital City in the world?
- Auckland
- Napier - Art Deco
- Rotorua - Thermal Areas
- Gisborne
- Russell
- Christchurch
- Queenstown
- Te Anau
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Thermal and Volcanic
- Introduction and Rotorua
- Whakarewarewa
- Wai-o-Tapu
- Waimangu
- Orakei Korako - Hidden Valley
- Hells Gate
- Buried Village
- Craters of the Moon
- Rotorua Lakeside Trail
- Tongariro National Park
- Hot Water Beach
- White Island
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Geology
- Curio Bay - Petrified forest
- Moeraki Bolders
- Punakaiki - Pancake rocks
- Pupu Springs
- Te Paki - Dunes
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Wineries and Vineyard Restaurants
- Auckland
- Matua
, Brajkovich and Selaks
- Waiheke - Te Whau
- Bay of Plenty - Morton
- Hawkes Bay - Esk Valley
and Crab Farm
- Wairarapa - Martinborough
- Nelson - Seifried
- Marlborough - Cloudy Bay
, Allan Scott
, Cairnbrae
and Wairau River
- Waipara - Pegusus
- Otago - Gibbston
and Rippon
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Goldmining
- Kawarau Gorge
- Arrowtown - Chinatown
- Bannockburn Sluicings
- Cromwell Museum
- Earnscleugh Dredgings
- St Bathans
- Gabriels Gully
- Naseby
- Thames Mining Centre
- Government Battery - Coromandel Town
- Broken Hills
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Kauri
- Waipoua Forest - Tane Mahuta - Te Matua Ngahere
- Matakohe Kauri Museum
- Trounson Kauri Park
- Cascade Kauri Park (Waitakeri Ranges)
- Dargaville Museum
- Great Barrier Island
- Bushmans Reserve (Matakoe) (not yet visited)
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Early Maori and Pakeha Culture
- Waitangi - Treaty House, Wharenui, Marae and Waka
- Russell - "Kororareka", visitor centre, museum and Pompallier House
- Kerikeri - Kemp House, Stone House and Rewa's Village
- Rotorua - Maori Arts and Crafts Institute
- Cape Reinga - The leap
- Auckland - Museum, Cornwall Park (One Tree Hill and Acacia Cottage)
- Wellington - Te Papa
and Old Government Buildings
- Whanganui Regional Museum
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Transport and Steam
- Taieri Gorge Railway
- Weka Pass railway
- Kingston Flyer
- Steam Ship Earnslaw - Queenstown
- Goldfields Railway (Karangahake Gorge)
- TranzAlpine (Arthurs Pass)
- Steam Tug Lyttleton
- Tokomaru Steam Museum
- Lyttleton Timeball
- Ferrymead Heritage Park
- MOTAT
- Auckland Maritime Museum
- Steam Sawmill Kerikeri
- Fell Engine - Feilding
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Favourite 'Away from it all' Basic Camp Sites
- Whangaruru
- Broken Hills
- Tapotupotu
- Fantail
- Lake Tutira
- Albert Town
- Waihi Gorge
- Hawea - Kidds Bush
- Marfells Beach - Grassmere
- Rarawa
- Fletcher
- Otaki Forks
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Walks
- Abel Tasman
- Mt John
- Pupu Springs
- Broken Hills
- Nelson Creek
- Trounson Kauri Park
- Naseby - several
- Egmont - several
- Bannockburn Sluicings - Otago
- Diamond Lake - near Wanaka
- Mt Iron - near Wanaka
- Ship Creek Swamp Walk
- Pera Track
- Wainui Falls Walk
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