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Attractions in New Zealand

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in New Zealand, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

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Cliffs at Fortrose (Mataura River Mouth)

Landmark · South IslandCliffs at Fortrose (Mataura River Mouth)

Theater · AucklandThe Civic

French Cemetery

Sight · South IslandFrench Cemetery

Sight · North IslandLake Karapiro

a view of a city from across the water

Landmark · AucklandSky Tower

Kawau Island

Sight · Hauraki Gulf IslandsKawau Island

Sight · North IslandPuke Ariki

Daily Telegraph Building

Landmark · NapierDaily Telegraph Building

Queen Elizabeth Park

Sight · North IslandQueen Elizabeth Park

Roaring Bay

Sight · South IslandRoaring Bay

International Antarctic Centre

Landmark · ChristchurchInternational Antarctic Centre

The First Church of Otago in Dunedin at twilight framed by silhouetted trees

Church · DunedinKnox Church

Great Barrier Island

Sight · Hauraki Gulf IslandsGreat Barrier Island

field of green trees

Landmark · RotoruaRedwoods Whakarewarewa Forest

Sail Barbary

Sight · TaupoSail Barbary

Ngātoroirangi Mine Bay Māori Rock Carvings

Historic site · TaupoNgātoroirangi Mine Bay Māori Rock Carvings

Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Sight · North IslandWaitomo Glowworm Caves

scrape metals on table near glass window

Sight · MarlboroughNelson Provincial Museum

Invercargill Water Tower

Historic site · South IslandInvercargill Water Tower

Gillespies Beach

Sight · Westland Tai Poutini National ParkGillespies Beach

green trees near blue sea under blue sky during daytime

Sight · Bay of IslandsAroha Island

Napier Prison

Historic site · NapierNapier Prison

St Patrick's Basilica

Church · South IslandSt Patrick's Basilica

Sight · North IslandRaurimu Spiral

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.