Lower Tongariro River The long, slow flowing pools of the lower river provide ideal habitat for very large brown trout. These trophy-sized fish present a fantastic challenge for anglers, particularly ...

Items in your luggage, household move, or online shopping cart may contain CITES species. These require permits to be brought into or taken out of New Zealand. Check ahead of time to make sure you won ...

The survey on takes place on the west coast of the North Island. This same approach has been used for estimating some Hector’s dolphin sub-populations and is ideal for assessing small populations.

What freedom camping is Freedom camping is defined by the Freedom Camping Act 2011 as camping in a location that is not a designated campground and is: within 200m of an area accessible by motor ...

Bookings are open for the 2025/26 season. The track is well marked and signposted, but some sections may be steep and rough and the track could be muddy. There is one compulsory tidal crossing – check ...

Conservation campsites are places to relax, enjoy and explore the outdoors. Choose from more than 300 campsites in forest settings, lakeshores and sandy beaches.

Luxuriant coastal forest, limestone cliffs and canyons, caves and underground streams, and an absolutely spectacular coastline, are all packed into one national park. The bizarre ‘pancake-stack’ ...

Summit and return The Mount Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki summit at 920 m is the highest peak on Banks Peninsula. The summit is dominated by tussocks, with a few speargrass plants, scattered around a small ...

They start out as tiny leaf-shaped larvae, live most of their lives in freshwater and when fully grown, make a long journey through the Pacific Ocean to breed. Eels are long-lived fish that spend some ...

Travel south from Te Kuiti on SH3 until you reach Piopio and turn right onto Kaka St. After 1 km turn left into Mangaotaki Rd and follow this for 8 km. The car park and track entrance is on the left, ...

From the boat ramp the walkway crosses open farmland towards Mt Davidson. It then follows the pipeline route along the ridge tops before descending to the Wai Pingao Stream. A section of the track ...

Riverbed birds nest from early September through to late January and need your special consideration during this period. The endangered black stilt/kakī can start to establish breeding territories as ...