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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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Aotea Square

Square · AucklandAotea Square

Sight · South IslandScotts Beach Campsite

Museum · North IslandMOTAT Museum of Transport and Technology

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

Tiritiri Matangi Island

Sight · Hauraki Gulf IslandsTiritiri Matangi Island

The Central Art Gallery

Gallery · South IslandThe Central Art Gallery

Sight · North IslandMataatua

St. Joseph's Cathedral

Church · South IslandSt. Joseph's Cathedral

Giant Gate Falls

Sight · Fiordland National ParkGiant Gate Falls

Landmark · RotoruaAgrodome

The Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery

Museum · South IslandThe Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery

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Sight · Bay of IslandsKerikeri Mission Station

Old St Paul's

Historic site · North IslandOld St Paul's

Historic site · South IslandStirling Point

Petone Settlers Museum

Museum · North IslandPetone Settlers Museum

Katherine Mansfield House & Garden

Museum · WellingtonKatherine Mansfield House & Garden

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Sight · Fiordland National ParkMitre Peak

Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village

Landmark · RotoruaWhakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village

Ophir Post Office

Sight · South IslandOphir Post Office

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