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Massey Memorial |
| Mt Crawford - Wellington |
| Marble monument to a New Zealand Prime Minister, sited on a headland giving broad views of Wellington city and harbour. Gummer and Ford together with Samuel Hurst Seager as consulting architect were t... |
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Frank Sargeson's Bach |
| Takapuna - Auckland |
| Frank Sargeson lived in this fibrolite bach from 1931 to 1982. He also wrote most of his work here and entertained literary friends. A famous live-in guest was Janet Frame.
The key is available from ... |
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Gumdiggers Park |
| Awanui - Northland |
| Gumdiggers Park is an authentic Kauri Gum digging site over 100 years old.
Maori, European & Dalmatian people formed this now forgotten gum digging culture and provided the basis for one of the bigg... |
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Omarama |
| Omarama - Canterbury |
| The Gliding (soaring) Centre of New Zealand. Scene of many world gliding record attempts: a unique opportunity for long distance and high altitude flights. |
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Old Wooden Government Building |
| Thorndon - Wellington |
| This very wooden building featuring extensive use of Kauri timber was once the home of government in New Zealand. It now houses the Victoria University Law School but is open for public viewing on a s... |
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Canterbury Museum |
| Christchurch - Canterbury |
| A Victorian gothic building houses a fine regional museum covering Canterbury history, archeology, natural and Maori history, and including a section celebrating Christchurch's relationship with Antar... |
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Lyttelton Information Centre |
| Lyttelton - Canterbury |
| Lyttelton is a small historic harbour town close to Christchurch with some interesting things to see. Get there by catching Bus 28 from outside the Millennium Hotel in Cathedral Square. Buses depart e... |
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Tauranga Visitor Centre |
| Tauranga - Bay Of Plenty |
| Wealthy Tauranga (pop 100,000) is one of NZ's fastest growing cities. Its growth is given impetus because the climate has made it an attractive place to retire. The city centre is concentrated on a na... |
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Waitangi |
| Waitangi - Northland |
| The Treaty of Waitangi was signed here in 1840 in a magnificent setting. Since 1934 there has been an annual commemoration of signing of the Treaty (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) here. Often in latter years t... |
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New Zealand Rugby Museum |
| Takaro - Manawatu |
| Formerly a small museum for the lover of the game with little sign of Saatchis or Addidas and the commercialism of the modern game. A deservedly popular museum for those interested in Rugby stories.
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Dunedin Visitor Centre |
| Dunedin - Otago |
| The Visitor Centre is in the heart of the City and provides a 7 day service. Alternatively you can peruse the comprehensive website.
Nature cruises and tours on the Otago Peninsula can be booked t... |
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Ruapekapeka |
| Towai - Northland |
| The first major clash of arms between Maori and Pakeha occurred in the 1840s. The War in the North had its origins in the discontent of Hone Heke, Kawiti and other Maori leaders with the reduction of ... |
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Dunedin Railway Station |
| Dunedin - Otago |
| Designed by Sir George Troup and built in 1906, this Flemish Renaissance-style station expresses the confidence of the Edwardian Age. Built of Kokonga basalt with Oamaru limestone facings and incorpor... |
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Motueka Information Centre |
| Motueka - Nelson/Marlborough |
| Motueka Information Centre
The Information Centre will advise you on accommodation, transport, adventure companies, and can provide up-to-date costs.
Motueka is a small, working town at the mouth ... |
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Auckland Museum |
| Parnell - Auckland |
| Auckland’s Museum, superbly sited in the city’s Domain, was built in the 1920s as a memorial to the city’s war dead. Its rather severe classical style give it a commanding presence. It houses an insti... |
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Seal Colony at Tauranga Bay |
| Westport - West Coast |
| Take a five minute walk from the carpark at Tauranga Bay. You might see wekas as well as seals. The walk is suitable for children.
The Cape Foulwind Walkway leads past the lighthouse. Local surfers... |
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Thorndon |
| Thorndon - Wellington |
| Wellington's earliest suburb, still with numerous examples of 19th century architecture and adjacent to the Government precinct. Take a walk among its streets. |
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Viaduct Harbour |
| Westhaven - Auckland |
| Magnet for yachties; home of the "America's Cup" village -built for the two defences of the Cup before it was lost to the Swiss boat "Alinghi" in 2003.
From here you can visit the Maritime museum ... |
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Waiheke Island |
| Auckland - Auckland |
| Great beaches, boutique wineries and diverse arts & crafts shops are only thirty-five minutes from downtown Auckland by regular ferry service at this island getaway. A good DayOut.
To get around, ... |
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Art Deco Napier |
| Napier - Hawkes Bay |
| Napier's commercial centre is the place to find the most consistent grouping of Art Deco buildings.
The Pdf guide suggests what to look for.
Follow down the page to find places to stay. |
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Otago Settlers Museum |
| Dunedin - Otago |
| Scottish lore is prominent in this collection featuring the cultural heritage of Dunedin and Otago.
The Double Fairlie locomotive on display is "Josephine", built in 1872 for the Dunedin & Port Cha... |
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St Michael and All Angels |
| Christchurch - Canterbury |
| High Victorian Gothic expressed in timber. Built in 1872, St Michael and All Angels is the mother church of Canterbury. The expressive belltower designed by Mountfort dates from 1861. |
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First Church, Dunedin |
| Dunedin - Otago |
| The result of a design competition in 1861 won by R A Lawson, a Scot living in Melbourne, First Church is a soaring example of Decorated Gothic style. Unlike many New Zealand churches of its era, it i... |
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Royal Albatross Breeding Colony |
| Harington Point - Otago |
| The Royal Albatross Colony at Taiaroa Head, on the tip of the Otago Peninsula, is the only mainland breeding colony of albatross in the world. The Royal Albatross Centre is open daily all year except ... |
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Karamea |
| Market Cross - West Coast |
| This small farming community is surrounded by the sea and the Kahurangi National Park. If you are a tramper wanting transport to get to Karamea or to get to or from the Heaphy or Wangapeka tracks, vis... |
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Fox Glacier |
| Fox Glacier - West Coast |
| The larger and longer of the two rivers of ice which descend through the South Westland forest. Guided walks on the glacier are available or you can take to the air and survey the scene from an helico... |
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Franz Josef Glacier |
| Franz Josef - West Coast |
| This glacier was named by geologist, von Haast, after the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Guided tours on the ice allow visitors to experience the glacier. There are accommodation places in th... |
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Matakohe Kauri Museum |
| Matakohe - Northland |
| One of the country’s finest regional museums, the Matakohe Museum tells the story of the kauri timber and gum industries, once so important in the Northland economy. Other aspects of the district’s pi... |
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Treaty House, Waitangi |
| Waitangi - Northland |
| Originally known as the 'Residency', the Treaty House was built in 1834 for James Busby, and is one of New Zealand's oldest surviving buildings.
The frame of the house was shipped from Sydney, Aust... |
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Bastion Point |
| Orakei - Auckland |
| In the 1880s Bastion Point was one of the places where fortifications were built to defend the city in case of attack. There are panoramic harbour views
In the 1980s Bastion Point was the focus of a ... |
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Petone Settlers Museum |
| Petone - Wellington |
| The museum is also the Wellington Province Centennial Memorial. It covers Hutt Valley history with an emphasis on stories of migration and settlement to the Wellington region.
The architect was H L... |
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Katherine Mansfield's Birthplace |
| Thorndon - Wellington |
| Scene of the early life of writer Katherine Mansfield. The house was built in 1887 for Katherine Mansfield's father, Harold Beauchamp. She lived here for five years after her birth in 1888.
The hous... |
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Oriental Parade |
| Oriental Bay - Wellington |
| A favourite promenade for Wellingtonians and visitors to Wellington especially on warm evenings and in the weekends. It has city and harbour views. If you are inclined you can join the queues at the i... |
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