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This short 10min track takes you to a lookout platform, where you’ll have a magnificent vantage point to watch the surging waters rush back and forth between the treacherous French Pass.

Experience 2 of the most exciting activites Auckland has to offer - SkyJump: a 192 Base jump by wire off the SkyTower, or SkyWalk: a walk around the outside ring of the Sky Tower. Hard on the mind, easy on the body!

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Bring some bread to feed the ducks, and pack a picnic, a relaxing rural parkland awaits you.

The place to be on a Saturday if you’re in the area – this is a showcase for the region’s stunning arts, crafts and gourmet foods.

Pack your picnic and your togs, and head to Elaine Bay for this lovely (and reasonably short) walking track in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds.

Invercargill has its fair share of beautiful historic buildings, and the hard work in locating them all has been done for you with the Heritage Trail brochure. All you have to do is do it!

Taranaki Pioneer Village, on the outskirts of Stratford, is worth a visit and sets the scene for a journey back in time through the Forgotten World Highway.

There’s a little bit of all kinds of terrain on this trail – from shingle beach, to farmland, bush and pine forest, oh, and not forgetting spectacular views.

Flat and sandy, Whites Bay is the only safe swimming spot (albeit a little cold!) along Marlborough’s wild Cloudy Bay coast, so make sure you bring your togs. There are some great walking tracks from the beach as well.

The views are guaranteed to take your breath away on this day-long walking track that wanders through native and pine forest from Penzance Bay across to Elaine Bay. You can also mountain bike on the track.