Goat Island | Auckland | Napier | Central Plateau

Goat Island, Leigh

Goat Island is the site of the country's first marine resurve,
and is more accurately known as Cape Rodneyt to Okakari
Point Marine Resurve
There are lots of things to do and see here:

• Ride on the glass bottomed boat and look at the marine life
• Listen to local and international music acts at the Leigh Sawmill Cafe
• Kayak or snorkel in the water around Goat Island
• Go horse riding on Pakiri Beach, made famous by Air New Zealand commercials
• See more at www.leighbythesea.co.nz

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Auckland

New Zealand's largest city and home of the major international airport,
Auckland and its surrounding beaches, islands and forests have lots to
offer for visitors.
Highlights include:

• View the city from a bird's eye view from the top of the Skytower, or the summit of Maungakiekie,
  Mount Eden
• Enjoy shopping in stores with local and international designer wear
• Come face to face with a kiwi, one of our national symbols, and a tuatara, our 'living fossil'at
  Auckland Zoo
• Enjoy a day trip to one of the many islands of the Hauraki Gulf
• See more at www.aucklandnz.com

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Napier

After being all but flattened by a massive earthquake in 1931, Napier was rebuilt in the Art Deco style,
and it has some of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the country.
Napier's attractions include:

• An Art Deco heritage walk, taking in all the major Art Deco buildings in the central city and
  finishing at the Art Deco shop
• See the newly refurbished National Aquarium of New Zealand
• Visit one of the many award-winning wineries in the Hawkes Bay region
• Learn more about our hairy pests at Opossum World shop and museum
• See more at www.hawkesbaynz.com

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Central Plateau

The Central North island is home to a number of the country's large volcanoes, the Rangipo Desert (pictured)
and is an active geological area, with hot springs and mudpools.
Things to do in this region include:

• For the active, the Tongariro Crossing is a rewarding day's walk across the mountains and desert
• Enjoy a relaxing soak in warm springs at the edge of the mighty Waikato River
• Do you dare bungy jump in Taupo?
• Ski on the slopes of Ruapehu, weather permitting!
• See more at www.ruapehu.tourism.co.nz

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