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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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Caroline Bay

Sight · South IslandCaroline Bay

cycle ventures

Sight · South Islandcycle ventures

Mitchells Gully Gold Mine

Landmark · South IslandMitchells Gully Gold Mine

First Church Of Otago

Church · South IslandFirst Church Of Otago

Mavora Lakes

Forest · South IslandMavora Lakes

Ernest Kemp Cruises

Sight · TaupoErnest Kemp Cruises

Holy Trinity Cathedral

Church · AucklandHoly Trinity Cathedral

Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

Museum · DunedinToitu Otago Settlers Museum

Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush

Garden · WellingtonOtari-Wilton's Bush

Tararua Wind Farm

Sight · North IslandTararua Wind Farm

Viewpoint · South IslandBluff Hill Lookout

Takarunga/Mt Victoria

Sight · North IslandTakarunga/Mt Victoria

Sight · North IslandTe Manawa

Dunedin Railways

Landmark · South IslandDunedin Scenic Train Tours | Home of the Taieri Gorge Railway

Sunlit sea stacks on a beach, viewed from a cave

Landmark · South IslandCathedral Caves

green and brown mountains beside river under blue sky during daytime

Sight · Westland Tai Poutini National ParkLake Matheson/Te Ara Kairaumati Walk

Ross historic goldfields

Museum · South IslandRoss historic goldfields

Yellow eyed penguin colony

Landmark · South IslandYellow eyed penguin colony

a body of water with hills in the background

Sight · Coromandel PeninsulaLegendary Black Water Rafting Company

Wellington Tramway Museum

Sight · North IslandWellington Tramway Museum

Sight · North IslandTea House

Wenderholm Regional Park

Sight · North IslandWenderholm Regional Park

MTG Hawke’s Bay

Museum · NapierHawke's Bay Museum

white concrete building under blue sky during daytime

Landmark · DunedinDunedin Railway Station

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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.