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Although frequently times in the enormous shadow of its own neighbor that is Australian, New Zealand is worlds apart from any encounter found elsewhere than many folks envision, and it's geographically considerably further southeast.
New Zealand is a former British colony, with fascinating cultural influences due to its location in southern Polynesia. Big swaths of rolling green meadows, glaciers that are creaking, geysers that are churning, and neverending stretches of magical overgrown beaches encourage travelers to make the long haul across oceans to indulge in the disarming natural beauty of New Zealand year after year.
New Zealand was one of the last landmasses to be inhabited, only discovered in 800 AD by Polynesian navigator Kupe.
The discovery pioneered a constant stream of migration from today’s Dutch Abel Tasman until French Polynesia and ultimately James Cook came across the islands and claimed them for the British Crown, ruled from Australia. The native Maori people are still a considerable minority, enriching the cultural climate of the largely European (Pakeha) nation.
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New Zealand’s geography is broken up into two important north south isles. According to the season, the actions and topography will transform drastically as well as the place you travel.
The South Island is well-known because of its exceptional relics of the past Ice Age just below the isles tallest peak in the Southern Alps, Mount Cook. These glaciers are particularly spectacular because they continue to flow through temperate rainforest strikingly close to sea level.
Winter in the Alps region is excellent for skiing, mountaineering and filmmaking scenes from The Chronicles of Narnia were filmed here. For a thrilling wildlife experience, do not miss the South Island’s Otago Peninsula where you can enjoy a cozy bed and breakfast among sea lion, sea elephant and penguin habitats, to name a few.
The North Island is comparatively warmer throughout the summertime and milder all year long. Put yourself ‘on edge’ with a trip to serene Lake Taupo, which also happens to fill the caldera of one of the largest super-volcanoes in the world.
The west shores are very popular for black water rafting, otherwise called cave rafting. This exhilarating encounter shouldn't be missed, even from the beginner. If a heart rate that is new is not what you're looking for, make your leisurely way to Ninety Mile Beach in the very north end of the island the name is not deceiving and the experience is complete paradise in the summer season.
The Great Barrier Island to the east is a mind blowing underwater experience for most scuba divers and an equally stunning getaway for the sand-leap.
Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown are all very youthful and spirited cities together with the distinct eclecticism of New Zealand culture to overload the senses and invigorate the spirit.
New Zealand may be far from most places in the world, but it's unquestionably worth any length of travel to reap the fruit of the nation’s existence. Traveling to New Zealand and experience it all for yourself.
