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RegionNew Zealand...View tourist attractions
RegionNorth Island
 
CityAuckland...View tourist attractions
  • Region with significant interests
Bay of Plenty / Kiwi Coast
  • Small town or village
Kawerau
  • Natural area
  • Scenic site or route
Mount Edgecumbe
  • Waterfall, cascades
Tarawera Falls
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
Tasman Pulp and Paper Mill
  • Natural area
Mayor Island
  • Small town or village
Opotiki
  • Small town or village
Tauranga
  • Town walls, fortifications, gates
Monmouth Redoubt
  • Beach
  • Small town or village
Mount Maunganui
  • Tombs, burial site
Otemate Pa
  • Crafts center or marketplace
Tauranga Historic Village
  • Manor or country house
  • Christian sites
The Elms / Tauranga Mission House
  • Waterfall, cascades
  • Small town or village
Waihi
  • Minerals, geology attraction, mining
  • Village reconstruction, open-air museum
Karangahake Gorge
  • Minerals, geology attraction, mining
Martha Hill Gold Mine
  • Railroad attraction or museum
Steam Railroad
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Minerals, geology attraction, mining
Waihi Arts Centre and Museum
  • Beach
Waihi Beach
  • Small town or village
Whakatane
  • Resort or relaxation spot
  • Volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, mud pots
Awakeri Hot Springs
  • Beach
Ohope Beach
  • Cave
  • Military attraction or museum
  • Natural area
  • Scenic site or route
Pohaturoa Rock
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
Whakatane Board Mills
  • Historic site
Whakatane Heads
  • South Pacific art, artifacts
Whakatane Museum
  • Natural area
White Island
  • Region with significant interests
Coromandel Peninsula
  • Small town or village
Coromandel
  • Small town or village
Colville
  • Natural area
Mercury Bay
  • Small town or village
Whitianga
  • Beach
Buffalo Beach
  • Beach
  • Cave
  • Small town or village
Hahei
  • Cave
Cathedral Cave
  • Beach
Hot Water Beach
  • Small town or village
Kuaotunu
  • Town walls, fortifications, gates
Whitianga Rock
  • Historic site
Whitianga - Shakespeare Cliffs
  • Natural area
Mount Moehau
  • Beach
  • Resort or relaxation spot
Pauanui / Tairua
  • Small town or village
Thames
  • Tombs, burial site
Cemetery
  • Hiking opportunity
  • Natural area
Coromandel Forest Park
  • Natural area
Kauaeranga Valley
  • Small town or village
Kopu
  • Resort or relaxation spot
  • Volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, mud pots
Miranda
  • Minerals, geology attraction, mining
Queen of Beauty Pump
  • Minerals, geology attraction, mining
Thames Mineralogical Museum
  • Historical museum
Thames Museum
  • Military attraction or museum
War Memorial
  • Small town or village
Whangamata
  • Region with significant interests
East Cape
  • Natural area
Anaura Bay
  • Natural area
Cape Runaway
CityGisborne...View tourist attractions
  • Beach
  • Cave
  • Natural area
Hicks Bay
  • Natural area
Mount Hikurangi
  • Beach
  • Resort or relaxation spot
Omaio Beach
  • Natural area
Raukumara Forest Park
  • Small town or village
Ruatoria
  • Scenic site or route
Scenic Drive
  • Small town or village
Te Araroa
  • Small town or village
Te Kaha
  • Volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, mud pots
  • Small town or village
Te Puia
  • Small town or village
Tikitiki
  • Christian sites
St Mary's Church
  • Small town or village
Tokomaru Bay
  • Beach
  • Natural area
Tolaga Bay
  • Natural area
  • Scenic site or route
Waihau Bay
  • Beach
Waihau Beach
  • Small town or village
Waipiro Bay
  • Natural area
Whangaparaoa
  • Small town or village
Whangara
CityHamilton...View tourist attractions
  • Region with significant interests
Hawke's Bay
  • Natural area
  • Wildlife area, bird sanctuary
Cape Kidnappers
CityHastings...View tourist attractions
CityNapier...View tourist attractions
  • Small town or village
Wairoa
  • Nautical museum or attraction
Lighthouse
  • Historical museum
Wairoa Museum
  • Region with significant interests
Kaipara Harbour
  • Christian sites
  • Small town or village
Matakohe - Coates Memorial Church
  • Historical museum
Kauri Museum
  • Lake
Lake Taupo
CityTaupo...View tourist attractions
  • Fishing opportunity
Trout Fishing
CityTurangi...View tourist attractions
  • Region with significant interests
Northland
  • Region with significant interests
Bay of Islands
  • Natural area
Bay of Islands Maritime and Historic Park
  • Small town or village
Kawakawa
  • Manor or country house
  • Christian sites
Mission House
  • Historic site
  • Scenic site or route
Ruapekapeka Pa
  • Christian sites
St John's Church
  • Railroad attraction or museum
Steam Railway
  • Agricultural area or museum
Waimate North
  • Cave
Waiomio Caves
  • Small town or village
Kerikeri
  • Manor or country house
  • Architecture - Victorian
Kemp House
  • Town walls, fortifications, gates
Kororipo Pa
  • Waterfall, cascades
Rainbow Falls
  • Village reconstruction, open-air museum
Rewa's Village
  • Historical museum
  • Manor or country house
Stone Store
  • Small town or village
Paihia
  • Waterfall, cascades
Haruru Falls
  • Cruises - sightseeing by boat
Subsea Adventure
  • Small town or village
Russell
  • Historical museum
  • Nautical museum or attraction
Captain Cook Memorial Museum
  • Christian sites
Christ Church
  • Scenic site or route
Flagstaff Hill
  • Nautical museum or attraction
Harbor Front
  • Journalism, printing museum or site
Pompallier House
  • Manor or country house
The Bungalow
  • Small town or village
Waitangi
  • Observe ethnic peoples, folk customs
Maori Meeting House
  • Historic site
Treaty House
  • Small town or village
Dargaville
  • Beach
Bayly's Beach
  • Natural area
Bream Bay
  • Historical museum
Northern Wairoa Museum
  • Natural area
Doubtless Bay
  • Beach
  • Small town or village
Cooper's Beach
  • Small town or village
Mangonui
  • Region with significant interests
Hokianga Harbour
  • Small town or village
Horeke
  • Historic site
  • Christian sites
Mangungu Mission House
  • Small town or village
Kohukohu
  • Small town or village
Omapere
  • Small town or village
Onoke
  • Beach
  • Resort or relaxation spot
Opononi
  • Historical museum
  • Manor or country house
  • Small town or village
Rawene - Clendon House
  • Small town or village
Kaikohe
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Hone Heke Monument
  • Volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, mud pots
Ngawha Hot Spring
  • Village reconstruction, open-air museum
Pioneer Village
  • Small town or village
Kaitaia
  • Natural area
Aupouri Forest
  • Historical museum
Far North Regional Museum
  • Hiking opportunity
  • Scenic site or route
Kaitaia Track
  • Hiking opportunity
Mangamuka Gorge Track
  • Natural area
Omahuta Forest Sanctuary
  • Fishing opportunity
Surfcasting Contest
  • Beach
Ninety Mile Beach
  • Natural area
Cape Reinga
  • Hiking opportunity
  • Scenic site or route
Cape Reinga Walkway
  • Natural area
  • Resort or relaxation spot
Houhora Heads
  • Natural area
Mount Carmel
  • Nautical museum or attraction
  • Scenic site or route
Lighthouse
  • Manor or country house
Subritzky House
  • Historical museum
  • South Pacific art, artifacts
Wagener Museum
  • Natural area
Shifting Sands
  • Natural area
Trounson Kauri Park
  • Natural area
Waipoua Kauri Forest
  • Small town or village
Whangarei
  • Clocks and timepieces
Claphams Clock Museum
  • Military attraction or museum
  • Natural area
Mount Parahaki
Surroundings
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
Marsden Point
  • Scuba or snorkel opportunity
  • Natural area
Poor Knights Islands
  • Waterfall, cascades
  • Natural area
Reed Memorial Kauri Park
  • Small town or village
Waipu
  • Waterfall, cascades
Whangarei Falls
  • Village reconstruction, open-air museum
Whangarei Museum / Northland Regional Museum
  • Natural area
Whangaroa Harbour
  • Scuba or snorkel opportunity
  • Nautical museum or attraction
Rainbow Warrior
  • Beach
Wangaroa Harbour - Beaches
CityPalmerston North...View tourist attractions
CityRotorua...View tourist attractions
  • Region with significant interests
Taranaki
  • National park
  • Skiing opportunity
Egmont National Park
  • Waterfall, cascades
Curtis Falls / Dawson Falls
CityHawera...View tourist attractions
CityNew Plymouth...View tourist attractions
  • Small town or village
Stratford
  • Hiking opportunity
Heritage Trail
  • National park
Urewera National Park
  • Hiking opportunity
Hinerau's Track
  • Lake
Lake Waikaremoana
  • Small town or village
Maungapohatu
  • Small town or village
Ruatahuna
  • Natural area
Waikato River
CityWanganui...View tourist attractions
CityWellington...View tourist attractions