🇳🇿New Zealand

Skyline Queenstown

Skyline Queenstown is a scenic complex perched on Bob's Peak overlooking Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu. It centres on a gondola ride that ascends from the town centre to an elevated viewpoint and activity base.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

TSS Earnslaw

TSS Earnslaw is a vintage twin-screw steamship operating on Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown. Launched in 1912, the vessel was built for the New Zealand Railways Department to transport passengers, sheep and cattle to high-country stations.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Waiheke Island

Waiheke Island is a large island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, located approximately 35 minutes by ferry from downtown Auckland. It is the second-largest island in the gulf after Great Barrier Island.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Rangitoto Island

Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Ben Lomond Track

Ben Lomond Track is a prominent tramping route near Queenstown, ascending from the town centre vicinity toward the Ben Lomond summit. The track forms part of Queenstown's accessible backcountry offering, with trailheads reachable without vehicle transport.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public art museum in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution holds the country's most extensive collection of national and international art.

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• Art and culture venue
• Auckland

Viaduct Harbour

Te Whanga-nui-o-Tūtai Viaduct Harbour

Viaduct Harbour, known in te reo Māori as Te Whanga-nui-o-Tūtai Viaduct Harbour, is a waterfront precinct in central Auckland.

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• Activity
• Auckland

Arrowtown Historic Precinct

Arrowtown Historic Precinct is a preserved gold-rush town centre in Arrowtown, a short drive from Queenstown. The precinct retains much of its nineteenth-century character, with original and reconstructed buildings lining the main street.

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• Historic monument
• Queenstown

Piha Beach

Piha

Piha is a coastal settlement on Auckland's western coast, located within the Waitākere Ranges. It features a black sand beach renowned for its dramatic natural scenery, including the prominent volcanic peak Lion Rock rising from the shoreline.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

The Remarkables Ski Area

The Remarkables Ski Area is a commercial ski field located in the Remarkables mountain range near Queenstown, New Zealand. It operates as one of the region's principal winter sports destinations alongside Coronet Peak.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Glenorchy

Glenorchy is a small settlement at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu, approximately 45 kilometres from Queenstown. The locality sits within the Queenstown visitor destination scope and serves as a gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park and the Routeburn Track.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Nevis Bungy

Nevis Bungy is a commercial bungee jumping operation located at the Nevis Playground, a remote site outside Queenstown, New Zealand. It is operated by AJ Hackett Bungy, the company that established commercial bungee jumping in the country.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Auckland Domain Wintergardens

The Auckland Domain Wintergardens is a heritage glasshouse complex situated within Auckland Domain, the city's oldest park. Established in the early twentieth century, the Wintergardens comprise two main display houses and an adjoining courtyard area.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Queenstown Trail

Queenstown Trail is a network of cycling and walking tracks in the Queenstown region. The trail connects various locations around Lake Wakatipu and the surrounding area, providing visitors with an outdoor recreational option.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Frankton Track

Frankton Track is a walking and cycling trail linking Queenstown with Frankton along the shore of Lake Wakatipu.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Wynyard Quarter

Wynyard Quarter is a waterfront precinct in central Auckland, New Zealand. Formerly an industrial port area, it has been redeveloped into a mixed-use destination combining public spaces, dining venues, and maritime heritage elements.

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• Activity
• Auckland

Britomart Precinct

Britomart

Britomart is a waterfront precinct in central Auckland, New Zealand. The area encompasses heritage buildings, commercial spaces, and public areas near Auckland's Waitematā Harbour. It functions as a mixed-use destination combining retail, hospitality, and office functions within historically significant architecture.

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• Historic monument
• Auckland

Skippers Canyon

Skippers Canyon is a dramatic gorge north of Queenstown, carved by the Shotover River through steep schist mountains. The canyon combines rugged scenery with the remains of Otago’s nineteenth-century gold-mining era.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

Shotover River

Shotover River is one of Queenstown’s defining adventure landscapes, cutting through steep schist canyons before joining the Kawarau River. Its shallow, fast-flowing water and narrow gorge are closely associated with jet boating.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

Aotea Square

Aotea Square is a public open space in central Auckland, New Zealand. It sits adjacent to the Auckland Town Hall and serves as a venue for gatherings, events, and everyday urban recreation.

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• Historic monument
• Auckland

Kawarau River

Kawarau River is a significant river system flowing through the Queenstown region of New Zealand's South Island. The river runs between the towns of Queenstown and Cromwell, carving through dramatic schist gorges and valley landscapes.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

Auckland Town Hall

Auckland Town Hall is a historic civic building and performing arts venue in central Auckland, New Zealand. Opened in 1911, it was designed by architects J.

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• Art and culture venue
• Auckland

Gibbston Valley Winery

Gibbston Valley Winery is a wine producer and visitor destination in the Gibbston Valley area near Queenstown, New Zealand. The business operates vineyards, a winery facility, and visitor experiences including tastings and dining.

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• Restaurant or café
• Queenstown

Chard Farm Winery

Chard Farm Winery is a cellar-door destination in Gibbston Valley, within Central Otago’s cool-climate wine country.

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• Restaurant or café
• Queenstown

Auckland Harbour Bridge Climb

The Auckland Harbour Bridge Climb is a guided adventure activity operated by AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand, allowing visitors to ascend the structure of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

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• Activity
• Auckland

Queen Street

Queen Street is the principal commercial thoroughfare of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. It runs from the Auckland waterfront at Queens Wharf through the central business district toward Karangahape Road.

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• Activity
• Auckland

Moonlight Track

Moonlight Track is a walking and cycling trail in the Queenstown area. The track forms part of the region's outdoor recreation network, offering visitors a backcountry experience within reach of the town.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Arrowtown Chinese Settlement

Arrowtown Chinese Settlement preserves the remains of a nineteenth-century Chinese gold-mining community near Arrowtown. Chinese miners came to the Otago goldfields seeking work and opportunity, yet often lived with hardship and social exclusion.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

The Hills Golf Club

The Hills Golf Club is a golf course located in the Queenstown area of New Zealand's South Island. It sits within the broader Wakatipu Basin landscape, surrounded by the region's characteristic mountainous terrain.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Edith Cavell Bridge

Edith Cavell Bridge is a road bridge at Arthurs Point near Queenstown, crossing the Shotover River on the route toward Coronet Peak. It places travelers beside a dramatic gorge landscape of rocky walls and river channels.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Queenstown Cemetery

Queenstown Cemetery is a burial ground and a quiet heritage place within the Queenstown area. Its graves and memorials connect visitors with local families, settlement and community life across generations.

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• Activity
• Queenstown

Dart River

Dart River flows through the Glenorchy region near Queenstown, New Zealand. The river runs from the Dart Glacier in Mount Aspiring National Park through a braided valley system into Lake Wakatipu.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Tāmaki Paenga Hira / Auckland War Memorial Museum

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum stands as a prominent cultural institution in Auckland Domain, the city's oldest park. The building occupies a commanding position on a volcanic crater remnant, with its neoclassical architecture visible across the harbour.

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• Museum
• Auckland

Lake Wakatipu

Lake Wakatipu is the large inland lake beside Queenstown, known in te reo Māori as Lake Whakatipu. Its distinctive Z-shaped outline runs through the Otago landscape, with the Remarkables and other steep ranges forming a dramatic backdrop.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa

The New Zealand Maritime Museum, known locally as Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa, sits on Auckland's waterfront at the edge of the Viaduct Harbour.

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• Museum
• Auckland

Cecil Peak

Cecil Peak is a prominent mountain on the western shore of Lake Wakatipu, directly opposite Queenstown. From town, its steep profile forms part of the skyline that makes the Southern Lakes landscape distinctive.

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• Viewpoint
• Queenstown

Civic Theatre

The Civic

The Civic is Auckland’s landmark atmospheric theatre. The principal reason to include it is the auditorium, decorative interior, performance setting, and heritage character. Its setting is the Aotea arts precinct in central Auckland.

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• Art and culture venue
• Auckland

Tiritiri Matangi Island

Tiritiri Matangi Island is an island wildlife sanctuary in the Hauraki Gulf. The principal reason to include it is restored habitat, birdlife, walking tracks, and the island setting.

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• Historic monument
• Auckland

St Patrick's Cathedral

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

St Patrick's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Auckland, New Zealand. It serves as the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland and holds significant religious and historical importance for the local Catholic community.

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• Place of worship
• Auckland

Auckland Domain

Pukekawa / Auckland Domain

Pukekawa / Auckland Domain is Auckland’s central historic park. The principal reason to include it is open lawns, planted gardens, paths, and the wider museum precinct.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

North Head

Maungaūika / North Head

Maungauika North Head is a volcanic summit and historic military reserve on Auckland's North Shore. The site occupies a prominent headland at the entrance to Waitemata Harbour, formed by volcanic activity.

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• Viewpoint
• Auckland

Museum of Transport and Technology

The Museum of Transport and Technology, known locally as MOTAT, is a transport and technology museum in Auckland, New Zealand. It occupies multiple sites and preserves the nation's heritage in aviation, road transport, trams, and telecommunications.

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• Museum
• Auckland

Walter Peak

Walter Peak is a prominent mountain and pastoral high country station located on the western shore of Lake Wakatipu, opposite Queenstown.

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• Viewpoint
• Queenstown

Moke Lake

Moke Lake is a quiet scenic lake near Queenstown, set in a glacial valley framed by tussock-covered hills and mountain terrain. The rural setting feels more secluded than the busy lakefront in town.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

Alberton

Alberton is a historic house museum in Auckland, New Zealand, managed by Heritage New Zealand. The property features a distinctive two-storey timber mansion with distinctive exterior decorative detailing.

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• Museum
• Auckland

Takarunga / Mount Victoria

Takarunga, also known as Mount Victoria, is a volcanic cone summit in Devonport on Auckland's North Shore. The Maunga Authority manages this heritage landscape as part of the Tūpuna Maunga collective of Auckland's volcanic cones.

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• Viewpoint
• Auckland

Albert Park

Albert Park is a landscaped central-city park. The principal reason to include it is lawns, mature planting, paths, memorial features, and city-centre views. Its setting is between the university precinct and central Auckland.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Cornwall Park

Cornwall Park is a large public park surrounding the lower slopes of Maungakiekie. The principal reason to include it is lawns, mature trees, walking routes, and changing views toward the volcanic cone.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Tāwharanui Peninsula

Tāwharanui Regional Park

Tāwharanui Regional Park is a coastal regional park managed by Auckland Council, situated on the Tāwharanui Peninsula northeast of Auckland city. The park encompasses beaches, farmland, and regenerating native bush.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Wenderholm Regional Park

Maungatauhoro / Wenderholm Regional Park

Wenderholm Regional Park is a regional park situated north of Auckland on a peninsula where the Puhoi and Waiwera rivers meet the Hauraki Gulf. The park encompasses coastal forest, estuarine environments, and sandy beaches.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Auckland Zoo

Auckland Zoo is Auckland’s zoological park. The principal reason to include it is animal habitats, conservation interpretation, and landscaped visitor routes. Its setting is Western Springs, west of the city centre.

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• Family attraction
• Auckland

Lake Hayes

Waiwhakaata / Lake Hayes

Lake Hayes is a natural lake near Queenstown, surrounded by countryside, grassland and hills. The lake offers a quieter landscape experience than Queenstown’s developed waterfront and works well for travellers who want open space, reflective water and a rural setting.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

Scandrett Regional Park

Scandrett Regional Park is a coastal regional park on the northeastern coast of the Auckland region, New Zealand. The park encompasses a historic farm settlement, native bush, and shoreline along Kawau Bay.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Holy Trinity Cathedral

Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral located in Parnell, Auckland. It serves as the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland and holds significant religious and architectural importance for the city.

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• Place of worship
• Auckland

Howick Historical Village

Howick Historical Village is an open-air heritage museum in the Auckland suburb of Howick.

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• Historic monument
• Auckland

Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium

SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium

SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium is a marine-life aquarium built into Auckland’s waterfront landscape. The principal reason to include it is aquatic displays, conservation interpretation, and an indoor visitor route.

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• Family attraction
• Auckland

Āwhitu Regional Park

Āwhitu Regional Park is a regional park managed by Auckland Council, situated on the Āwhitu Peninsula southwest of central Auckland. The park encompasses coastal landscapes, native bush, and farmland across a significant peninsula area.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Cheltenham Beach

Cheltenham Beach is a sandy beach located on Auckland's North Shore, within the Devonport area. It sits on the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour, offering views across the water toward Rangitoto Island.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Duder Regional Park

Duder Regional Park is a coastal regional park located on the Whakakaiwhara Peninsula in east Auckland. The park encompasses a working farm landscape with pastoral land, native bush remnants, and significant coastline along the Hauraki Gulf.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Long Bay Regional Park

Te Oneroa ō Kahu / Long Bay Regional Park

Long Bay Regional Park is a coastal regional park on Auckland's North Shore, managed by Auckland Council. The park encompasses a long sandy beach, headlands, and surrounding native bush.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Queenstown Gardens

Queenstown Gardens is a public park situated on a peninsula extending into Lake Wakatipu, adjacent to the central town area of Queenstown, New Zealand.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

Western Springs Reserve

Western Springs Lakeside Park

Western Springs Lakeside Park is a public park in Auckland, New Zealand, centred on a natural spring-fed lake.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Lakes District Museum Arrowtown

Lakes District Museum

Lakes District Museum is a Queenstown heritage attraction focused on the history of the town and the surrounding lakes district.

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• Museum
• Queenstown

ASB Waterfront Theatre

ASB Waterfront Theatre is a performing arts venue located in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter waterfront precinct. The theatre opened as a purpose-built home for Auckland Theatre Company, the city's largest professional theatre company.

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• Art and culture venue
• Auckland

The Basement Theatre

Basement Theatre

Basement Theatre is an independent performing arts venue located in Auckland's central city. Established as a hub for contemporary theatre and live performance, it occupies a distinctive underground space that has become synonymous with experimental and emerging New Zealand work.

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• Art and culture venue
• Auckland

Savage Memorial

Michael Joseph Savage Memorial

The Michael Joseph Savage Memorial commemorates New Zealand's first Labour Prime Minister, who served from 1935 until his death in 1940.

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• Historic monument
• Auckland

Bobs Peak

Bob's Peak is a prominent hilltop vantage point overlooking Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand's South Island. The peak forms part of the Ben Lomond massif and rises directly behind the Queenstown town centre.

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• Viewpoint
• Queenstown

One Tree Hill

Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill is a volcanic cone and culturally significant Auckland landmark. The principal reason to include it is the summit landscape, broad views, and the historic volcanic setting.

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• Viewpoint
• Auckland

Stony Batter

Stony Batter Historic Reserve is a coastal defence site on Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf. Constructed during World War II, it formed part of New Zealand's network of fortifications designed to protect Auckland from naval attack.

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• Viewpoint
• Auckland

Grey Lynn Park

Grey Lynn Park is a public park in the Grey Lynn suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is maintained by Auckland Council and listed on the council's official parks directory.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Ōrewa Beach

Orewa Beach is a long east-facing beach on Auckland’s Hibiscus Coast, around forty kilometres north of the central city.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Takapuna Beach

Takapuna Beach is a sandy coastal area on Auckland's North Shore, facing the Hauraki Gulf. It serves as a recreational beach for swimming, walking, and general leisure activities.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Waiwera Beach

Waiwera Beach is a coastal stop north of Auckland, beside the small settlement of Waiwera and close to the area’s long association with geothermal bathing.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

St Peter's Church

St Peter's Anglican Church

St Peter's Anglican Church is a place of worship in Queenstown, New Zealand, and an identifiable part of the town's community and architectural setting.

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• Place of worship
• Queenstown

Kiwi Park

Kiwi Birdlife Park

Kiwi Park is a Queenstown wildlife attraction dedicated to New Zealand’s native fauna, with the kiwi as its central subject.

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• Family attraction
• Queenstown

Vector Wero Whitewater Park

Vector Wero Whitewater Park is an artificial whitewater rafting and kayaking facility in Auckland, New Zealand. The park was developed as a purpose-built venue for water sports and adventure activities, offering controlled river conditions for recreational and training purposes.

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• Family attraction
• Auckland

Commercial Bay

Commercial Bay is a central-city retail and dining complex. The principal reason to include it is its interior public spaces, food venues, shops, and downtown connections.

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• Market
• Auckland

Coronet Peak Ski Area

Coronet Peak Ski Area is a developed, lift-served ski field near Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island. It occupies the slopes of Coronet Peak and offers skiing and snowboarding in an alpine setting.

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• Entertainment venue
• Queenstown

Earnslaw Park

Earnslaw Park is a public green space in Queenstown, offering an open-air pause within the town’s busy visitor area.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

Glenorchy Waterfront Reserve

Glenorchy Waterfront Reserve is a scenic public reserve situated at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in Glenorchy, a small settlement near Queenstown.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

Glenorchy Wharf

Glenorchy Wharf is a historic waterfront structure located at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu, approximately 45 kilometres from Queenstown township.

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• Historic monument
• Queenstown

Jacks Point

Jack's Point is a scenic headland and lakeside area south of central Queenstown. It looks across Lake Wakatipu towards the Remarkables and combines open high-country landscape with nearby residential and recreational development.

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• Viewpoint
• Queenstown

Jardine Park

Jardine Park is a public park in Queenstown, New Zealand. It adds an outdoor, community-focused stop to a destination better known for lake activities, mountain scenery and adventure sports.

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• Nature site
• Queenstown

Karekare Beach

Karekare Beach is a wild black-sand beach on Auckland's west coast, located approximately 35 kilometres from the city centre. It sits within the Waitākere Ranges and forms part of the broader Te Henga coastal area.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Kawarau Bridge Bungy

Kawarau Bridge Bungy is a bungee-jumping attraction at the historic Kawarau Bridge near Queenstown. The suspension bridge spans the Kawarau River gorge and provides the setting for a purpose-built adventure activity.

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• Historic monument
• Queenstown

Maungawhau / Mount Eden

Maungawhau / Mount Eden is Auckland's highest volcanic cone and one of the ancestral Tūpuna Maunga of Tāmaki Makaurau.

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• Viewpoint
• Auckland

Onetangi Beach

Onetangi Beach is a coastal destination on Waiheke Island, part of the Auckland region. The beach stretches along the northern coast of the island, facing the Hauraki Gulf.

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• Nature site
• Auckland

Ōrākei Basin

Ōrākei Basin is a tidal estuary located in the Auckland suburb of Ōrākei, on New Zealand's North Island. It forms part of the Waitematā Harbour system and represents a significant geological feature resulting from volcanic and marine processes.

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• Viewpoint
• Auckland

Paradise

Paradise is a rural locality near Queenstown, valued for its pastoral scenery, natural vegetation and mountain outlooks. It offers a strong contrast with the busy town centre: roads, farmland and open country replace concentrated shops and visitor buildings.

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• Historic monument
• Queenstown

Q Theatre

Q Theatre is a performing arts venue located in Auckland, New Zealand. It serves as a hub for theatre, dance, and live performance in the city.

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• Art and culture venue
• Auckland

Queenstown Ice Arena

Queenstown Ice Arena is an indoor recreational venue dedicated to ice skating in Queenstown, New Zealand.

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• Historic monument
• Queenstown

Roaring Meg Lookout

Roaring Meg Lookout is a scenic viewpoint located in the Queenstown region of New Zealand's South Island. The lookout offers visitors panoramic vistas of the surrounding mountainous terrain and valleys characteristic of the Otago landscape.

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• Viewpoint
• Queenstown

Sculptureum

Sculptureum is an art destination in Auckland's Matakana region, north of the central city. The attraction combines outdoor sculpture gardens with indoor gallery spaces, presenting works by New Zealand and international artists.

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• Art and culture venue
• Auckland