Following the death of 39 adventure tourists in New Zealand, local government has decided it needs to set up strict rules for the industry and plans to launch an audit and compulsory registration of all companies offering adrenalin activities. Ensure you have good adventure travel insurance before undertaking any activities! Adventure tourism belongs to one [...]
Franz Josef is the main tourist stop on the West COast of NZ and many flock there for its stunning vistas and because its one of the few glacier in the World that actually drops all the wy down to sea level. Fox Glacier is a small township located about 3 hours from Greymouth on [...]
Kaikoura truly is a special place particularly to anyone who cares dearly about the environment, both on land and sea. Kaikoura is the first place in New Zealand and the second in the world to be green globe accredited, affirming the community’s commitment to the environment. Whale Watch is an example of the Maori principle [...]
Prime Minister John Key has announced that more cycle routes are to commence construction between Lake Wakatipu to Bluff. The routes costing $50 million and being built over three years, creating an estimated 300 jobs. The projects that have been selected for ‘Quick Start’ are: Waikato River Trail, Central North Island Rail Trail, Mount Ruapehu [...]
Good news for anyone who is heading to NZ with their bike! The NZ Govt has announced it will spend $50 million over three years to build the cycle network as part of an infrastructure program to increase the number of tourists going to NZ. Other planned infrastructure developments being pursued by Tourism New Zealand [...]
