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Calling all nature lovers, and a shout out to birdlovers – this place is for you.

Unusual limestone blocks, with tentacle-like rata tree roots make this a forest quite unlike any other, and quite difficult to describe…best get here to see the vision for yourself.

Huka Falls, Taupo – Nature certainly knows how to put on a spectacle and the mighty Huka Falls is just that - a thundering cauldron of roaring, churning, foam-capped water that plunges down a narrow ravine on the Waikato River.

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If you’re a rugby buff, this is the place for you – the spot where New Zealand’s first game was played. And rugby doesn’t have to be your thing to enjoy it here, it’s a beautiful area to explore.

Enjoy the charms of days gone by. At Founders Heritage Park experience life as it was in Nelson in the 1880s to 1930s.

Take in a good lot of this region’s scenery without setting foot outside your car, or if you fancy some fresh air, there’s plenty to stop and see and do along the way.

West Coast beaches may be beautiful, but not many are calm enough for swimming – this one is the pick for taking a dip.

There are some drop dead gorgeous views at the top of Toi’s Pa over Whakatane Heads and Whale Island, and it’s a lovely walk up through native bush and past the Wairere Falls on the way.

There are sunsets, then there are sunsets at Gillespies Beach – an experience you’ll never forget.