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Drive two to three hours, and in the Bay of Islands find sailing and dive sites, colonial homesteads, vineyards, islands and forest-fringed bays. Coromandel Peninsula features white-sand beaches and green forest and on the Central Plateau, see steaming lakes and mud pools, pastureland, snowy rivers and volcanic moonscapes.
Fly two hours and discover the stunning, pristine environments of New Zealand’s South Island. Famous as a mountain wonderland, the south is a popular location for shooting snow during the Northern Hemisphere summer. It also features vast glaciers and lakes, caves, grassy plains and braided rivers.