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If you are looking for the best hot springs in New Zealand, you’ve come to the right place. New Zealand is an absolute gold mine when it comes to hot pools. The country sits on a geothermal fault line and this causes a lot of geothermal activity, creating hot pools in the North and South …

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As we head towards another uncertain summer with international travel unlikely once again this year, exploring your backyard has never been more important. For Aucklanders, the summer of 2021-22 is going to be a big one. Thankfully, there are some amazing destinations within a short drive of Auckland so we have pulled together our list …

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Hot Water Beach in the Coromandel is one of New Zealand’s hottest spots (see what we did there?!). It’s one of the destinations at the top of many people’s bucket lists and for good reason. Hot Water Beach is one of the most unique experiences you can have when visiting New Zealand or exploring the …

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New Zealand is world-famous for our fantastic fishing opportunities, and, under normal circumstances, we welcome thousands of visitors every year who can’t wait to get out on the water and do battle with some of the amazing fish that live in our streams, lakes, rivers and oceans. Of course, we are not living under normal …

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With the summer just around the corner and Kiwis in need of something to look forward, now is as good a time as ever to start planning your summer holidays and we definitely recommend adding glamping to your list of activities to try this summer. Glamping in NZ has become super-popular and for good reason. …

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New Zealand is well-established as a beautiful country. That much everyone knows. There are also many other interesting things to learn about Aotearoa (the Maori name for New Zealand meaning ‘the land of the long white cloud’). We decided to do some research and put together this list of 15 interesting facts about New Zealand …

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Looking for some amazing things to do in Raglan? We’ve got you covered. One of the hippest little towns in the North Island has to be Raglan, a small coastal town ranked by Lonely Planet as New Zealand’s ‘best looking town’. It’s the pure definition of a surf town with its long stretches of beach, …

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We may be a little bit biased, however, we think that living in New Zealand is pretty flipping awesome. Life in NZ is pretty cool no matter where you live. With over 15,000 kilometres of coastline, you are never too far from the ocean no matter where you live and we have an abundance of …

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