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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.

692 places

Sight · Coromandel PeninsulaCathedral Cove

Mercury Bay Museum

Sight · Coromandel PeninsulaMercury Bay Museum

Sight · MarlboroughCloudy Bay

Viewpoint · QueenstownLake Wakatipu Viewpoint

Sacred Heart Basilica

Church · South IslandSacred Heart Basilica

Sight · Bay of IslandsLong Beach

Sight · North IslandPukekura Park

Mountain Bike Rotorua

Sight · RotoruaMountain Bike Rotorua

Church of the Good Shepherd

Church · South IslandThe Church of the Good Shepherd

black rocks on seashore during daytime

Landmark · RotoruaPohaturoa Track Whaka lower Lookout

Christ Church Cathedral

Sight · MarlboroughChrist Church Cathedral

Whanganui Regional Museum

Sight · North IslandWhanganui Regional Museum

Snow-capped mountain peak rises above rolling green hills

Sight · TaupoMt Ngauruhoe

Centennial Gardens

Sight · North IslandCentennial Gardens

a small town on a hill overlooking a body of water

Sight · North IslandRangiaowhia

a group of birds standing on top of a beach

Sight · North IslandOcean Beach

Aotea Square

Square · AucklandAotea Square

Sight · South IslandScotts Beach Campsite

Denniston Plateau

Sight · South IslandDenniston Plateau

Sight · TaupoMount Ruapehu

Hokitika Gorge

Landmark · South IslandHokitika Gorge

Putangirua Pinnacles

Sight · North IslandPutangirua Pinnacles

Butcher's Pool

Historic site · TaupoButcher's Pool

St Mary's Church

Church · AucklandSt Mary's Church

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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.