White Island - Whakaari
White Island, New Zealand's only live marine volcano is located 49km off the coast of Whakatane. Listen to our audioguide.
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Explore the Cultural Landscape
Take a journey through New Zealand's cultural landscape to thousands of places where people and nature have connected. Add your poetry, writing, artwork or photography. Tell us in your way about your experiences of New Zealand. Here are the latest additions to the growing world of NZPlaces
READ MOREBirkenhead Library
Upmarket library complex for this North Shore suburb. Design features galore and public services for the people.
ViewWaihi Village - Te Rapa - 1846 Landslide
Sixty people including a paramount chief were buried in mud here in 1846.
ViewCave Creek
A very human event occurred deep in this bush clad canyon on April 28, 1995
ViewAlberton
This mansion started in 1863 as a farmhouse for an extensive 19th century estate. It was the home of one family for over 100 years and is now the property of the Historic Places Trust. The style of the impressive verandah has been influe...
ViewCape Maria Van Diemen
Of course Maori were here first, and they had called the island off to the east 'Motuopao', and visited the area fishing and camping.
ViewFarewell Spit - Onetahua
Collingwood is the starting place for tours to Farewell Spit, a wetland bird sanctuary considered to be of International Significance, home to nearly 100 species. Possible departure times to Farewell Spit lighthouse are subject to tides ...
ViewAntony Gormley sculptures - Stay
The steady state of Antony Gormley’s Stay in the currents of the Avon River invites thoughtful contemplation....
ViewSurville Cliffs
Actually the northernmost point of Te Ika a Maui (The North Island).
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The Arts Centre of Christchurch
The Arts Centre is one of Christchurch's most significant historic and cultural attractions and a Christchurch must visit. Once the site of Canterbury University, these distinctive historic stone buildings house more than thirty art gall...
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