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Riders on the track at Lake Pukaki, Canterbury, with Mount Cook in the background.

The best things to see along New Zealand's famous cycle trail

The gentle downhill trail thrills with its majestic scenery and abundant reasons to stop.

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A 1950s Dodge streamlined fuel tanker truck at Transport World in Invercargill, New Zealand.

Invercargill's biggest tourist attraction may surprise you

What's the must-see in Invercargill, New Zealand? Cars, trucks,tankers and motorbikes at Transport World and Dig This, the heavy equipment playground.

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Tatyana Leonov
You may never want to say goodbye to this amazing view.

New Queenstown hotel is in one of the best locations

This luxurious beautifully located property is peak QT.

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Helen Pitt dinkus 28th June 2017 Photo by Louise Kennerley
Helen Pitt
The middle seat is still comfortable in Air New Zealand's premium economy.

Airline review: Premium economy but you can still get stuck in a middle seat

Ten hours of sleep, and possibly the best entertainment system in the sky.

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Auckland International Airport.

Airport review: New Zealand's biggest airport is no major hub

The airport is much like the country it services: friendly, compact, and the cause of very little hassle.

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Skipper's Canyon to Queenstown trek.

Private five-day hike is close to Queenstown, yet a world away

It's vertiginous, dramatic and wonderful. Rain is forecast to march in behind us, but the sky is as clean as a new page.

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Bay of Islands.

An easy, fuss-free road trip in a jaw-droppingly beautiful part of the world

Hitting the road between Auckland and NZ's Bay of Islands is the perfect, fuss-free short break for nature-loving Aussies, writes Julie Miller.

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Kiwi as: Try a Marmite scroll from Queenstown Cafe.

Best places to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in Queenstown

Marmite scrolls and Central Otago wines are two must-haves in this centre for the active and the adventurous.

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Nature rules in New Zealand, and its proud locals will guide you around the best spots of this adventure sport capital; for they invented crazy activities such as black water rafting in caves lit by glow worms and flying through canyons on zip wires. You can also enjoy tramping over rolling green hills or active volcanoes, skiing at world-famous Queenstown or perhaps floating through the breathtaking Milford Sound.

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Nature rules in New Zealand, and its proud locals will guide you around the best spots of this adventure sport capital; for they invented crazy activities such as black water rafting in caves lit by glow worms and flying through canyons on zip wires. You can also enjoy tramping over rolling green hills or active volcanoes, skiing at world-famous Queenstown or perhaps floating through the breathtaking Milford Sound.

Population: 4.4 million
Capital: Wellington
Electricity: Type I has two flat pins in a V-shape as well as a grounding pin. A version of the plug, which only has the two flat pins, exists as well.

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