## Metadata * Author: [[Lonely Planet]] * ASIN: B01JR8CXG4 * Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JR8CXG4 ## Highlights Stewart Island — location: [580](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=580) ^ref-18090 --- Kaikoura — location: [884](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=884) ^ref-64090 --- Marlborough Wine Region — location: [885](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=885) ^ref-6690 --- From here, desolate Doubtful Sound is mesmerising, while the overgrown deep-south Catlins are perfectly chilled out. — location: [891](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=891) ^ref-46505 --- Oamaru — location: [894](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=894) ^ref-46983 --- Wanaka (Queenstown’s little brother – all the benefits but none of the hype). — location: [907](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=907) ^ref-42338 --- Marlborough NZ's biggest and most widely known wine region sits at the top of the South Island, where a microclimate of warm days and cool nights is perfect for growing sauvigon blanc. You could spend many days touring the many cellar doors here (and why not?). Hawke's Bay The North Island's sunny East Coast is the cradle of the NZ wine industry – chardonnay and syrah are the mainstays. The Gisborne region a bit further north also produces some terrific chardonnays. — location: [1424](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=1424) ^ref-6964 --- Waipara Valley Not to be left out of proceedings, Christchurch has its own nearby wine region – the Waipara Valley just north of the city – where divine riesling and pinot gris comes to fruition. — location: [1431](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=1431) ^ref-22575 --- AKiwi Birdlife Park Spot a Kiwi in Queenstown. — location: [1481](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=1481) ^ref-21550 --- Not satisfied with just one national park, the Nelson region has three: Nelson Lakes, Kahurangi and Abel Tasman. You could tramp in all three over a week. — location: [1583](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=1583) ^ref-16912 --- Oparara's famous arch and Punakaiki’s Pancake Rocks. — location: [1592](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=1592) ^ref-48638 --- places like Denniston, Shantytown, Reefton and — location: [1595](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=1595) ^ref-22909 --- Birds, Seals & Sea Lions Otago Peninsula’s wild menagerie – seals, sea lions and penguins – patrol the rugged coastline, while rocky Taiaroa Head is the planet’s only mainland breeding location for the magnificent royal albatross. Bannockburn & Waitaki Valley Barrel into the craggy valleys of Bannockburn for excellent vineyard restaurants and the world’s best pinot noir, or delve into the up-and-coming Waitaki Valley wine scene for riesling and pinot gris. — location: [1608](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=1608) ^ref-18278 --- Glenorchy and Mt Aspiring National Park. — location: [1620](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=1620) ^ref-18717 --- lunch at Amisfield Winery’s excellent restaurant, — location: [1621](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=1621) ^ref-42902 --- The star of the deep-south show is remarkable Milford Sound, — location: [1625](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=1625) ^ref-12602 --- Travellers tend to tick off the ‘must see’ sights of Punakaiki, and Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers, but sights such as Oparara Basin, Okarito Lagoon and the Coast's many lakes will amaze in equal measure. — location: [24099](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=24099) ^ref-3823 west coast --- Omarama Hot Tubs — location: [29172](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=29172) ^ref-52013 --- Glenorchy, an improbably scenic reminder of what Queenstown and Wanaka were like before the adventure groupies moved in. — location: [31022](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=31022) ^ref-19198 --- Wanaka Kayaks KAYAKING ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; %0800 926 925; www.wanakakayaks.co.nz; Ardmore St; h9am-6pm Oct-Easter) Rents kayaks ($20 per hour) — location: [32847](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=32847) ^ref-35835 --- Keiko’s Cottages — location: [33509](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=33509) ^ref-11779 --- Te Anau–Milford Highway Sometimes the road is the destination in itself and that's certainly true of the superlative 119km stretch from Te Anau to Milford Sound (SH94). — location: [33768](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=33768) ^ref-7390 --- From here you can embark on a marvellous two-hour return walk along the the start of the Routeburn, climbing up through beech forest to the alpine tussockland of Key Summit. — location: [33788](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=33788) ^ref-31270 --- The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton; 2013) Man Booker Prize winner: crime and intrigue on the West Coast goldfields. — location: [34914](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=34914) ^ref-54792 --- NZ has no native land mammals — location: [34974](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B01JR8CXG4&location=34974) ^ref-27321 ---