North Island

Auckland

Auckland is New Zealand’s most populous city and is a multi-cultural hub of food, music, arts and culture.

Also known as Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland sprawls over volcanic hills and around twin harbours, offering an exhilarating mix of natural wonders and urban adventures.

Auckland offers an urban environment where most people live within half an hour of beautiful beaches, hiking trails and a dozen enchanting holiday islands. Add a sunny climate, a background rhythm of Polynesian culture and a passion for outstanding food, wine and shopping, and you’re beginning to get the picture of Auckland, New Zealand, our largest and most diverse city.

More than just a city, Auckland is a whole region full of things to see and do. With so many experiences close by it’s easy to hop from one adventure to the next.

Places to visit in and around Auckland

Kelly Tarlton Sea Aquarium
Sky Tower, Sky walk or Sky jump
Day tour to Waiheke Island
Day tour to Waitomo caves
Day tour to Hobbiton Movie set tour
Day tour to Plenty of Islands – Hole in the Rock
Mount Eden

Rotorua

Rotorua, a town set on its namesake lake on New Zealand’s North Island, is renowned for its geothermal activity and Maori culture.
In Te Puia’s Whakarewarewa Valley, there are bubbling mud pools and the 30m-tall Pohutu Geyser, which erupts many times daily.
It’s also home to a living Maori village and the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, with traditional wood carving and weaving schools.

Places to visit in and around Rotorua

Rotorua Gondola
Lake Taupo
Hell Gate Geothermal walk
Tamaki Mouri Heritage Village
Day tour to Hobbiton Movie set
Agrodome Sheep Show

Tauranga

Tauranga is a harbourside city in the Bay of Plenty region on New Zealand’s North Island. It hosts historic buildings like the Elms Mission Station, an 1847 Georgian-style home.
A bridge over the harbour connects Tauranga to Mount Maunganui, a beach town with hot saltwater pools and an extinct namesake volcano with winding walking paths.
Offshore is the active volcano White Island, accessible by helicopter or boat.
The sunny Pacific Coast of the aptly-named Bay of Plenty offers some of New Zealand’s finest beaches for swimming, surfing and other water sports – Mount Maunganui is among the best known beaches in the country. Tauranga is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing cities with a current population of more than 130,000.

Places to visit in and around Tauranga

Mclaren Falls Park
Kaiate Falls
The Alms
Mt Maunganui Main beach
The Cider Factorie
Marshalls Animal Park
Moturiki Island