DISCOVER NEW ZEALAND: Attractions & Culture

Discover AUCKLAND Auckland has a warm-temperate climate, with warm, humid summers and mild, damp winters, and is the sunniest and warmest of New Zealand's main centres. Auckland is home to many cultures. The majority of inhabitants claim European - predominantly British - descent, but substantial Maori, Pacific Islander and Asian ...

DISCOVER AUCKLAND: Auckland Harbour Bridge, Auckland Zoo, Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Mount Eden, Sky Tower,

Discover GISBORNE The city of Gisborne is located at the north end of Poverty Bay. The white cliff headland of Young Nick's Head at the other end of the bay is visible from the city. This prominence was the first part of New Zealand sighted by the crew of Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour, and was named for the crew member who first saw it ...

Discover NAPIER Napier's major tourist attraction is the town itself, which draws Art Deco and architecture enthusiasts from around the world. The rebuilding period after the 1931 earthquake coincided with the shortlived and rapidly changing Art Deco era when little 'mainstreet' development was being undertaken elsewhere ...

Discover ROTORUA Rotorua is home to not only geothermal interests, but botanical gardens and some interesting historic architecture. Known as a spa town and major tourist resort for more than a century, many of the buildings hint at this history. The formal Government Gardens close to the lakeshore at the eastern end ...

Discover TAURANGA Tauranga is located at the head of a large harbour which extends along the western Bay of Plenty, and is protected by Matakana Island. The town and headland of Mount Maunganui stand at the entrance to the harbour, five kilometres north of Tauranga. The Mount, as it is known, is often regarded as a satellite town ...

Discover MOUNT COOK / AORAKI Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand - a peak in the Southern Alps, a mountain range that runs the length of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers. The Tasman Glacier and Hooker Glacier flow down its slopes ...

Discover the SOUTHERN ALPS The Southern Alps is a mountain range which runs along the western side of the South Island of New Zealand. It forms a natural dividing range along the entire length of the South Island. The term Southern Alps generally refers to the entire range, although separate names are given to many of the smaller ranges that form part of it ...

Food and Drink of New Zealand New Zealand's cultural majority (ethnic British) does not have a definitive and recognisably distinct cuisine that differs markedly from the traditional British (or North American) cuisine. However there are a number of small differences in the food and drink. The Maori also have a distinctive cuisine ...

Language of New Zealand Generally, New Zealand English expressions follows British English. However, New Zealand English has also borrowed from Maori and there are a number of other phrases that are not commonly encountered elsewhere or may confuse the visitor. English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language are the official languages ...

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