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Matamata

Matamata, in the Waikato region, is home to Hobbiton, the sole permanent set from Tolkien's films open to the public. Rolling green hills, immaculate gardens, and the iconic Green Dragon pub combine for a truly unique New Zealand experience.

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Cook Strait

Cook Strait connects the North Island and South Island of Nouvelle-Zélande. The ferry crossing between Wellington and Picton offers views of the Marlborough Sounds, remarkable marine wildlife, and striking coastal landscapes.

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Canterbury

Canterbury brings together the Southern Alps, fertile plains, the volcanic Banks Peninsula and Christchurch, the regional capital experiencing renaissance after the 2010-2011 earthquakes.

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Otago and Canterbury

From rebuilt Christchurch to the turquoise lakes of Mackenzie and the albatrosses of the Otago Peninsula, the diverse heart of New Zealand's South Island.

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Fiordland and Southland

Fourteen granite-carved fjords, 6,800 mm of annual rainfall at Milford, wild kiwis on Stewart Island and Bluff oysters: the far southwest corner of New Zealand.

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West Coast and Southern Alps

600 km between rainforests and glaciers on the west side, turquoise lakes and starlit skies on the east: the most contrasting traverse of the South Island.

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Wellington and Wairarapa

A windswept cultural capital anchored by cafés and the Te Papa museum, extended eastward by the Martinborough vineyards and dramatic Cape Palliser coastline, just 90 minutes away.

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Volcanic Plateau

In the centre of the North Island, a tectonic corridor where geysers, Te Arawa culture and three active volcanoes converge over 200 km between Rotorua and Tongariro.

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Northland

The subtropical peninsula north of Auckland, founding land of the Ngāpuhi Maori, between turquoise bays, thousand-year-old kauri forests and Cape Reinga.

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