Wild nature · Tasman District
Abel Tasman National Park
National park of New Zealand.
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Wild nature · Southland Region
Fiordland National Park
National park on South Island of New Zealand.
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Wild nature · Manawatū-Whanganui Region
Tongariro National Park
National park in New Zealand.
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Wild nature · Hurunui District
Hanmer Springs
Town in New Zealand.
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Wild nature · Wellington Region
Wellington Botanic Garden
Public botanical garden.
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Wild nature · Rotorua Lakes District
Government Gardens
Public park in Rotorua, New Zealand.
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Wild nature · Mackenzie District
Lake Tekapo
Lake in New Zealand.
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Wild nature · Whanganui
Bason Botanic Gardens
A botanical garden in Whanganui, New Zealand.
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Wild nature · Taupō
Waipahihi Botanical Gardens
A botanical garden and reserve near Taupō, New Zealand.
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Wild nature · Dunedin
Dunedin Botanic Garden
A botanical garden in Dunedin, with extensive outdoor plant collections.
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Wild nature · Waikato
Pirongia Forest Park
A protected forest landscape around Mount Pirongia in New Zealand.
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Wild nature · Waiake, Auckland
Waiake Beach Reserve
A seaside park at Waiake on Auckland’s North Shore.
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Wild nature · Browns Bay, Auckland
Browns Bay Beach Reserve
A seaside reserve at Browns Bay on Auckland’s North Shore.
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Wild nature · Albany, Auckland
Albany Lakes Civic Park
An urban lakeside park in Albany, Auckland.
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Wild nature · South Westland
Lake Wahapo
A lake among the forested landscapes of New Zealand’s South Westland.
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Wild nature · Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Whirinaki Forest Iconic Waterfall
A waterfall on the Whirinaki River, surrounded by native forest.
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Wild nature · Canterbury
Craigieburn Forest Park
A forest park in the mountain landscape west of Christchurch.
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Wild nature · Franz Josef, West Coast
Lake Wombat Walk
A forest walk to a small glacial lake near Franz Josef.
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Wild nature · Lower North Island
Tararua Forest Park
A conservation park with native forest and mountain river valleys.
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Wild nature · Coromandel Peninsula
Coromandel Forest Park
A forest park protecting the wooded mountains of the Coromandel Peninsula.
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Wild nature · West Coast, South Island
Victoria Forest Park
A conservation park with native forest in New Zealand’s upper West Coast.
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Wild nature · South Westland
Lake Ellery
A glacial lake surrounded by forested hills near the Jackson River.
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Wild nature · West Coast, South Island
Lake Moeraki
A lake bordered by native forest near the South Island’s western coast.
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Wild nature · Bay of Plenty
Lake Matahina
A reservoir within the hills and river landscape of the eastern Bay of Plenty.
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Wild nature · Near Hokitika, West Coast
Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve
A scenic reserve surrounding a large lake and forested shoreline.
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Wild nature · Grey District, West Coast
Lake Hochstetter
A lake in the forested inland landscape of New Zealand’s West Coast.
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Wild nature · Central North Island
Kaimanawa Forest Park
A conservation park of forest and highland landscapes south of Lake Taupō.
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Wild nature · Ashburton Lakes, Canterbury
Lake Emma
A small lake beneath the open hills of Canterbury’s high country.
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Wild nature · Dunedin, Otago
Tomahawk Lagoon
A coastal lagoon surrounded by green slopes on Dunedin’s eastern edge.
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Thermal waters · Lewis Pass
Maruia Hot Springs
Geothermal mineral pools, saunas and a cold plunge in the mountain landscape of Lewis Pass.
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Spa & wellness · Queenstown
Onsen Hot Pools & Day Spa
Private cedar hot tubs and spa treatments overlooking the Shotover River.
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Thermal waters · Rotorua
Polynesian Spa Deluxe Lake Spa
Hot mineral pools and a cold plunge beside Lake Rotorua.
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Spa & wellness · Canterbury
Tekapo Springs
Outdoor heated pools overlooking Lake Tekapo, using underground springwater that is heated rather than geothermal.
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Thermal waters · Rotorua
Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa
Ngāti Whakaue-owned geothermal bathing and guided wellness rituals on Rotorua’s lakefront.
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