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Milford Sound in 1878
The Union Steam Ship Company operated tours to Milford Sound from 1878. -
Lake Taupo painting
John Backhouse painted this romantic view of Lake Taupo in the 1880s. The scene seems an unlikely one with a clear view of all three main volcanoes – Tongariro, Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe. This is now part of the Tongariro National Park and is a World Heritage Cultural Landscape. -
Pink and White Terraces
The Pink and White Terraces were a natural formation of.... They were considered the eigth wonder of he world and people wouldcome from England and Europe to visit them. -
Trounson Kauri Park, Northland
Trounson Kauri Park, Northland In 1890 when the kauri timber industry threatened to wipe out all significant areas of Northland kauri forest, 3.34 hectares were set aside by the government. James Trounson, an early settler, added a further 22 hectares to this and established a Scenery Preservation Club. Trounson offered a further 364 hectares, and the area was officially opened as Trounson Kauri Park in 1921. This foreshadowed the nearby Waipoua Forest reservation of 1952. The scenic reserve no -
Whanganui River, 1908
Whanganui River, 1908 River scenery was highly prized. The Whanganui River was developing a reputation as 'the Rhine of the Pacific' by the late 19th century. Although the claims were exotic, the river was part of the main route from Auckland to Wellington. This detour was unavoidable while access to Te Rohe Potae (the King Country) was restricted during and after the New Zealand Wars. When the main trunk railway line between Auckland and Wellington was completed in 1908, river traffic declined -
rail tourism
From the late 19th century New Zealand’s expanding rail network opened up exciting new leisure and tourism opportunities. Excursion day trips were popular from the 1870s to at least the 1960s, but the heyday of rail tourism, especially for longer journeys, was in the 1920s and 1930s. -
Waitomo Caves
The Waitomo Caves were reserved in 1906, and they remain a major and significant in the mid 1930 tourist attraction. This poster advertising the boat trip through the caves dates from the mid-1930s.Waitomo Adventures (Ltd) operates a range of REAL adventures for people wanting safe, quality fun in some of New Zealand's most special wild places, including Waitomo black water rafting and caving adventures -
McLaren Falls Park and Omanawa Falls
McLaren Falls Park consists of 170 Hectares of lakeland park set amongst pastoral farming and horticulture containing one of the best collections of trees in the North Island. The lake offers year-round trout fishing. -
Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World
Kelly Tarlton's is a wonderland of snow, ice and amazing underwater sights. Explore the wilds of Antarctica and the natural treasures of the ocean depths in our Underwater World - and beyond. -
Sky Tower
The Sky Tower was opened to public on 3rd March 1997.If you are not brave enough to leap off and fall 192 metres straight down then take in the spectacular views of Auckland while walking around the 1.2 metre wide platform. -
Spooker
Spookers Haunted Attraction Scream Park takes you on a trip through the scariest, creepiest, most-blood curdling attractions outside of America. R.16 attractions include: -
Martin jetpack
The Martin jetpack can reach a speed of 60 miles per hour, an altitude of 8,000 feet, and fly for about 30 minutes on a full fuel tank. It costs about $100,000. Martin Aircraft plans to deliver the first jetpacks to ten customers in late 2009 or early 2010
