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North Island, New Zealand Tourist Attractions

New Zealand tourist attractions are blessed by geographic features.

Majestic isolated mountain, enormous sand dunes, geyser, hot springs, active marine volcano, 150 islands in one bay are only some of nature’s creations on North Island New Zealand. Often man makings and stories are as unique as the land.

Sand dune at Te Paki Stream
Waitangi Treaty Grounds overlook Bay of Islands
Bottle-nosed DolphinPhoto taken 5/2004 by NASA
Yachts at Whangarei Town Basin
Hot Water Beach
Sculpture of Wairaka
geyser
Mount Egmont
Wellington, Civic Square
New Zealand adventure travel becomes true on a tour to Cape Reinga. One of many highlights is a huge sand dune at Te Paki stream. For fun take a board to slide down the dune.

The stream offers access to Ninety Mile Beach Road. Conditions depend on tide and the sand's natural characteristics.

The Grounds paramount to history of New Zealand look over the Bay of Islands. On the 6th February in 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi was signed here by forty Maori chiefs and the British Crown. By the end of September a further 500 Maori chiefs had signed.In honour each year on the 6th February, the Waitangi Day, thousands of visitors come to celebrate.

A dolphin discovery tour in the Bay of Islands introduces more than only wild dolphins. Picturesque are the impressions left by one hundred forty four islands forming inlets and bays.

An offshore perspective is one of New Zealand tourist attractions.

Find out more about a dolphin encounter tour starting from Paihia.

Take a break in Whangarei the major city of Northland. The city centre is nestled around an attractive basin surrounded by cafes, restaurants, and galleries with shopping areas in walking distance.

From here a daily scuba diving tour starts to Poor Knights Island licensed divers and spectators are both welcome.

Hot Water Beach at Coromandel Peninsula is one of the must visits. Make your visit worth and come here 2 hours on either side of low tide. Most important bring a spade to dig your own hot pool filled by hot spring water of the underlying river. Yes, we missed out. It was high tide when the picture was taken.


Whakatane is known for a special New Zealand attraction. Boat or helicopter tours leave daily for an active marine volcano called Whakaari or White Island.

On the way to the island often pods of dolphins cross the path so you can be lucky to watch a dolphin encounter in addition.

Rotorua is famous for one of New Zealand geographic features. That is the region's geothermal activity. Both Maori and Europeans knew to value this.

With its hot springs, geyser displays and the opportunity to bath in a mud pool it became very early an important tourist and wellness metropolis.

Mt. Taranaki also called Mt. Egmont dominates the Taranaki region. The mountain is one of the wettest spots in the range of New Zealand tourist attractions.

The rain recorded exceeds four times the amount of New Plymouth.


The fern ball a New Zealand sculpture by Neil Dawson is hovering above Civic Square in Wellington the capital of New Zealand.

This public place connects Town Hall, City Library, City Gallery, children’s museum and the Convention Centre, Michael Fowler Centre and Illot Theatre.


A whole day cultural Maori Treasure experience to make your time in Wellington memorable.

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