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Looking for the best events in June in New Zealand? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve uncovered six of the best events taking place in June with a little bit of something for everyone. From art lovers to family fun to winter adventures, June is a great month to get out and do something …

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As we head into the winter once more, a small debate broke out amongst the team about the seasons in New Zealand and the best time to visit NZ. There were some strong opinions though about the best time to visit New Zealand. The skiers and snowboarders amongst the team were fighting hard for winter …

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Looking for the best museums in New Zealand? You’ve come to the right place. Whilst New Zealand is blessed with a huge range and variety of museums, in towns and cities throughout the country, we reached out to our GO Explore family to find out which were their favourites and we have curated a list …

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Looking for the best events in New Zealand in May? You’ve come to the right place. Like many of our event posts over the past few months, sadly there have been a few cancellations to some of the biggest events that usually take place in May. We have left these events in the calendar, however, …

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Auckland is an amazing city to visit and one of the first places that many international visitors experience and we can’t wait to welcome back people from all around the world to the City of Sails. After exploring the city, however, many people are looking to get out and explore the country and it’s amazing …

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Looking for the best events in New Zealand this April? You’ve come to the right place. Events in New Zealand have been cancelled left, right and centre over the past couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, thankfully, we are starting to see more events taking place and more events being planned throughout …

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If you are planning a trip to New Zealand and looking for adventure activities, make sure you add jet boating to your list. Not only does New Zealand have some of the best jet boating in the world, but we were also responsible for inventing what has become one of the most exciting and thrilling …

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Ninety Mile Beach is one of New Zealand’s most iconic beaches and one of the most spectacular beaches in the world. We do, however, need to get this one out of the way straight away – 90 Mile Beach is not 90 miles! Shock horror. Ninety Mile Beach is in fact just 88 kilometres. That’s …

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