| | About New Zealand - AotearoaNew Zealand :: The Land :: The Culture and its People :: the home of the All Blacks :: the Black Ferns :: a Rugby Playing Nation :: our National Sport :: | | The North Island:
Home to vibrant cities, rolling hills, native forests and rich Maori influences which create a fascinating tapestry of landscape and culture.
With Auckland as its gateway, nothing is more than a few hours drive away and there is a wide selection of activities around every corner New Zealand is the only place in the world
where you can ski and surf all on the one day and of course rugby, our national game is played almost every day around every corner. |
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| | |  | | | Home to the Canterbury Crusaders in Christchurch and the Otago Highlanders in Dunedin.
The South Island has soaring mountains, stunning coastlines, tumbling glaciers, tranquil fiords, picture perfect lakes and rivers. You can’t help but be awed and inspired by this dramatic scenery.
No wonder is it that Peter Jackson chose much of this land, both North and South Islands for the filming of the Lord of The Rings Trilogy. What wonderful backdrops! |
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| | | | The Adventure Capital of the World |
| Queenstown is also in the South Island. There is something for everyone to enjoy here. School rugby teams and all rugby enthusiasts enjoy jet boating, bungy jumping, luge rides at the Skyline Gondola, cruising on the steamboat across Lake Wakatipu, mountain biking, skiing, snow boarding, fishing, cruising Milford Sounds, exploring the Te Anau Glow worm caves, panning for gold in Arrowtown – the options are endless. You can be as relaxed or as thrill seeking as you like, but no matter what you choose, we guarantee that the scenery will produce lifelong memories, no matter what your age. New Zealand is all about “the locals” as you’ll discover along the way. Take the time to stop and soak up the atmosphere as well as the sights and you’ll experience the true essence of these people, fondly known as Kiwis. |
| | |  | | | Watch our little six and seven year olds enjoying their first taste of playing rugby on a Saturday morning with Mum & Dad running up and down the sideline.
Who knows which of them will be our future All Blacks? |
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