New Zealand

New Zealand is a country, its location beingin the south-west Pacific Ocean. It comprises the North Island, the South Island and several small islands including the Cook Islands. New Zealand is a country of rare seismic beauty: glacial mountains, fast-flowing rivers, deep, clear lakes, hissing geysers and boiling mud. There are also abundant forest reserves, long, deserted beaches and a variety of fauna, such as the kiwi, endemic to its shores. Attractions include a long list of outdoor activities - tramping (hiking), skiing, rafting and, of course, that perennial favourite, bungy jumping - await the adventurous. You can swim, whale-watch or try freshwater fishing in the many streams.

New Zealand has extraordinary flora and fauna, many plants and trees unique to the islands. New Zealand's forests are inhabited by a diverse range of animals, inclusing parrots, skinks, geckos, frogs, snakes and spiders, to name a few.

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There are so many places to visit while on vacation in New Zealand, you could travel to Auckland (and vicinity), Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Island, Eastland, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu - Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson (region), Northland, Otago, Southland, Stewart Island, Taranaki, Taupo (region), Waikato, Wellington (region) and the West Coast.