Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Queen Charlotte Track
This track offers beautiful bays and beaches from the get-go at
Ship Cove. We recommend taking a swim via the jetty jump. (
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Waterfalls
Waterfalls? It certainly does, especially in the mountains where the gauge can top 11,000mm
annually. That's a lot of falling water…
Tongariro Northern Circuit
Tumbling 20m over an old lava flow, Wairere ('Quick Water')
stream plunges headlong over Taranaki Falls into a boulder-ringed pool. (
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Mt Somers Track
Maidens Relief, the Water Caves, Spa Pool, Emerald Pool, Howden Falls
- there'll hardly be a dry eye in the house. (
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Matukituki Valley Tracks
Pray for rain so you can see the Brides Veil in full flow; detour
to Rob Roy Glacier to see more following suit. (
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Routeburn Track
This truly great track boasts some truly great falls, the eponymously
named Routeburn Falls. (
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Milford Track
NZ's top drop and indeed one of the loftiest waterfalls in the world, Suther-
land Falls hop, skip and jump 580m in all. (
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IF YOU LIKE… EASY DAY WALKS
An easy and rewarding getaway from downtown Auckland involving a scenic boat
cruise, the track up and around the volcanic cone of Rangitoto (
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offers
great views and fascinating geological insights.
History
To quote historian James Belich, 'NZ's history is not long, but it is fast.' In the back country
this generally involved gold-mining, logging and plenty of 'Number 8 wire'.
Aotea Track
This track follows routes laid down by loggers who came to Great Barrier Is-
land in a quest for kauri trees, leaving relics in their wake. (
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Hollyford Track
A typically hair-brained scheme of the era, the settlement of Jamestown
was always a long shot. Cue: colourful characters and a dash of drama. (
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