Explore NZ Travel Blog

The Franz Josef glacier is one of, if not the best glacier environment in the world which is available to the general public. There has also never been a better time to take a tour of the Franz Josef glacier as it currently goes through its biggest state of change since records began. Exploring the […]

  As many of our regular followers will know, New Zealand lays claim to Adventure Capital of the World and nowhere epitomises this more than Queenstown. So, when GODZone, arguably the world’s toughest multi-day, non-stop, expedition-style adventure race was looking for a venue for Chapter 6 of their epic event, Queenstown seemed like the most […]

Updated: 10 January 2017 Ever wondered what it would be like to take a trip to Middle Earth? Would you have fancied taking the ring back to Mount Doom with Frodo? If you are a Lord of the Rings fanatic then New Zealand is the place for you. All three of the trilogy movies were […]

The Lonely Planet Guide has named Taranaki as one of the best places in the world to visit in 2017. Following hot on the heels of other popular destinations in New Zealand including Waiheke Island last year and previously Queenstown, Auckland, Christchurch and the West Coast, Taranaki has rightly been singled out as one of […]

Tititiri Matangi is one of Auckland’s hidden gems, especially for nature lovers. This open sanctuary is a haven for native wildlife, in particular bird life and the place is absolutely humming with activity all year round. The story behind Tititiri Matangi is a great one and there is something very Kiwi about the whole project […]

Just a stone’s throw from Wellington is the spectacular Kapiti Coast, one of New Zealand’s most stunning unspoilt coastlines, home of striking sea vistas, glorious sunsets, untouched native forest and dramatic hillscapes. The Kapiti coast is just a 40 minute drive from downtown Wellington making it the ideal day trip if you are planning a […]

Just in case you were thinking we had slipped back to 1997, Pokémon really is back and we couldn’t resist jumping on the bandwagon – there’s such a nice symmetry between Pokémon Go and GO Rentals! What is Pokémon Go? In a nutshell, Pokémon is a Nintendo franchise that launched in the 1990s. In Pokémon […]

New Zealand has no shortage of paradise destinations to explore – we’ve visited most of them on our GO Explore adventures but one that always comes out close to the top of our list of places you have simply got to visit is Golden Bay at the tip of the South Island. This place is […]