List of top ten tourist attractions in New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country located in the southwest Pacific. The capital is Wellington and the largest city is Auckland. This country that lacks blue skies and green grass will bring you incomparable enthusiasm and vitality. When you are in here and reach out to the towering giant sequoia trees, it is like touching the power of a virgin forest; swimming in the bay area, dolphins often jump out of the sea and shuttle around; setting up tents in the uninhabited wilderness gives you a feeling of being completely deep into nature.

This country full of natural gardens has the perfect scenery in all four seasons. When you are in it, you can see green forests everywhere and blue skies and white clouds when you look up. The vast sandy beaches and lakes, towering jungles, green pastoral areas, deep valleys and mountains, and the beautiful scenery are like natural landscape paintings that are not decorated, making people dazzle. Even the city is filled with a unique style, with unique buildings and lively markets.

New Zealand consists of two main islands, North Island and South Island, and dozens of small islands such as Stewart Island and Campbell Island. It is mountainous and has short and rapid rivers. The north island is full of volcanoes and hot springs, and the south island is full of glaciers and lakes. Although New Zealand has a short history and few cultural monuments, it is by no means lacking in majestic natural scenery. Auckland, North Island Hot Springs City-Rotorua, Taupo, Christchurch, Queenstown, etc. are good places to go. See the lively markets and Polynesian architecture, all of which make people forget to leave.

Located on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island, New Plymouth is the capital of Taranaki and the only port city on the west coast, and is also the closest port city in New Zealand to Australia. The city is the main economic center of Tananachi Province, focusing on pastoral agriculture, but also has industries such as the exploration and production of oil, natural gas and petrochemical products.

New Plymouth has a warm, humid and mild climate, which won it the "Best City Award" and was named "the best place to live, work and support a family in New Zealand." Pukula Park holds a free "Lantern Festival" from mid-December to early February, attracting a large number of foreign tourists.

On the city's waterfront is the Puki Ariki Museum, public library and information center, containing a variety of interactive media to tell the story of the Taranaki area. There is a water sports center next to the coastal walkway, which contains indoor and outdoor swimming pools, diving pools, wave makers, water slides, spa, sauna and gym.

New Plymouth's attractions include a large number of outstanding botanical gardens, such as Pukkula Park in the city center, the controversial 45-meter-high "wind stick" on the beach in the city center, and the unique scenery of Mount Tananach and Mount Egmont. New Plymouth also enjoys a special reputation as a seaport city because it is only a 30-minute drive away and the city's residents and tourists can ski, waterslide and surf in the same city in one day.

Website Photo Location National Library of New Zealand The National Library of New Zealand is located at the corner of Aitken Street and Molesworth Street in the capital, Wellington, adjacent to the Parliament of New Zealand. It was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Alexander Turnbull Library, The Parliamentary Library and the National Library Service.

The National Library of New Zealand is committed to collecting, preserving and protecting materials for easy use by the people of New Zealand; supplementing and developing books that are insufficient in other libraries in New Zealand; it is the most important library in New Zealand. Unlike national libraries in other countries in the world, the National Library of New Zealand is itself an autonomous national department. On March 25, 2010, the Minister of State Services announced that the New Zealand Archives and National Library were merged into the Department of Internal Affairs of New Zealand.

The New Zealand National Library contains 5200000 volumes; 12000 current titles; 22500 maps; 218500 photographs; 16700 sound recordings; 12000 diskettes, audio-visual materials; 314700 negatives; 1.7 million microforms; 40,000 works of art; 8400 posters; and 2600 metres of manuscripts.

Website photo location Catherine Mansfield's former residence Catherine Mansfield is a well-known short story writer in New Zealand and is known as the founder of New Zealand literature. Well-known works include "Apartment in Germany","Garden Reception","Happiness" and "In the Bay", and are known as the most influential writer in New Zealand. If you want to understand this writer's life, you need to visit her former residence.

Catherine Mansfield's former residence is located on the outskirts of Wellington and has been listed as a national historical site by New Zealand. This beautiful house was built by Mansfield's father in 1887. She also mentioned this elegant house in many of her novels. Visitors can see Mansfield's portraits and oil paintings in the house, visit her dollhouse, study, kitchen, living room, bedroom lights, and learn about her living and creative environment.

There is also a small garden outside the house. The garden is lush with lush vegetation and flowers in full bloom. Flowers and plants from the period 1880 to 1900 are planted. In addition, this literary former residence has also become a popular venue for weddings, birthday parties and book launches.

For the convenience of tourists, interpreters from Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, German, Spanish and Portugal will also be accompanied by visitors. Catherine Mansfield's former residence is open to the public from 10:00 to 16:00 from Tuesday to Sunday, and is closed on Mondays, Christmas Day and Good Friday.

Website photo location Kauri Museum is located in the town of Mattakoch in the Northern Region of New Zealand, in the southern part of the Kauri Forest in Waibowa. It is the most popular museum in the northern region and won the 2010 and 2011 Pacific Tourism Awards. The title of "Most Favorite Attraction in the Northern Region" mainly tells the interesting stories of early European immigrants and Kauri trees.

Kauri is one of the oldest tree species in the world and the second largest tree in the world. It is second only in size to American Sequoias. It is famous at home and abroad for its huge trunk, delicate, hard and highly elastic wood, and amazing gum. This museum is the only kauri museum in New Zealand. It provides a detailed introduction to the industrial history and cultural background of the giant kauri that once covered the entire northern region of New Zealand, and the huge influence of kauri on the Maori people.

The museum has an exhibition area of approximately 4000 square meters. The art and handicrafts on display and the collection of colonial furniture are all processed and manufactured from kauri fir trees. The world's largest number of kauri gum and kauri antique furniture are located in the museum. Models of houses built from kauri trees are also on display. In addition, the museum also displays various forms of kauri gum displays, including gum wrapped in insect fossils and plants, which amazes tourists.

The Kauri Museum is one of the most incredible museums in New Zealand. More than 90000 people visit this museum full of magical colors and heritage every year. It is open to the public from 9:00 to 17:00 every day and is open all year round except Christmas.

Website Photo Location Waikato Museum of Art and Culture The Waikato Museum of Art and Culture is located on Victoria Street in downtown Hamilton, Waikato. It was established in 1987 to collect, protect and display Waikato's history and art. The museum is divided into 12 exhibition halls, divided into long-term exhibitions and roving exhibitions. The items on display are colorful and eye-opening.

The collection in the museum can be divided into four major parts, namely Tangata Ring Nua, social history, science and visual art. Among them, Tangata Ring Nua has more than 30000 objects in the collection, including wood carvings, stone carvings, archaeological discoveries, scepters, Maori canoes, flat axes, linen woven fabrics, etc. The social history section has about 25000 items in its collection, collecting various items related to social history from early European immigrants to the present. In addition, it also collects items related to the history and development of Waikato, including dairy products, coal mining, timber, etc.

The collection of the science section is constantly increasing, collecting a large number of historical specimens, such as extinct drooping ravens and penguin fossils, as well as numerous plant specimens. The visual art section of the museum is very interesting, collecting more than 3000 works of art from the colonial period to the present, including sculptures, photos, pottery, prints, oil paintings, watercolors, etc. In addition to the fixed exhibitions in the museum, the Waikato Museum of Art and Culture will also display various exhibitions from time to time to the public to learn. For the convenience of tourists, the museum also has a cafe and some small entertainment facilities.

Website Photo Location Auckland Art Museum Auckland Art Museum is the most important art museum in Auckland. Founded in 1888, it is the first art museum in New Zealand with a fixed exhibition. It collects an extensive collection of art from New Zealand and other countries around the world, and also holds a number of international exhibitions. The exterior of the Auckland Art Museum is an eye-catching white building, giving a very literary feeling, and the interior area is vast. At the beginning of its establishment, the museum's collection mainly concentrated on art works from the late 19th century.

At present, there has been all-round expansion in terms of age and style, and the number of exhibits has reached 15000. The Art Museum is a paradise for New Zealand's visual art. It has a full range of works from 1376 to the present, including New Zealand historical art, modern art, contemporary art and works of Maori and Pacific island artists, including Dali, Delang, Matisse, and Montien. The main collections include paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, etc. Among these numerous collections, the most famous one is the "collective portrait" created by Picasso for his family. This painting was created in 1951. It is one of Picasso's representatives and can be called the "treasure of the Auckland Art Museum."

The Auckland Art Museum has made great contributions to education, expanding the teaching area to make it easier for students to visit and study here. In addition, the space for family interaction has also been expanded. In the art museum, there are also coffee shops and gift shops, which are convenient for tourists to rest and shop.

The website picture location is bizarre 360 degrees. For ordinary people, kiwis are a kind of fruit. However, in New Zealand, kiwis are called "kiwifruit." They not only cultivate the world's most famous green kiwifruit, but also develop a series of special tourism projects related to kiwifruit, and the most famous one is Strange 360 degrees.

Strange 360 degrees is located in the town of Tipkee, the "Capital of Kiwi Fruit" in the Bay of Plenty Region. It is a kiwi theme park. The tall kiwi fruit shape is its most prominent feature. In front of this park stands a dazzling giant, shaped like a cut kiwi fruit. It is said to be built with the oars of a Maori canoe and has become a place where many tourists take photos.

Visitors can learn about the development history and related culture of kiwifruit in the park. They can take the sightseeing bus provided by the park and visit the lush kiwifruit orchard in 40 minutes. In this short 40 minutes, you can learn about the kiwi planting process, the development history of the kiwi industry, and the superior natural planting conditions in the area. Of course, if you visit during the harvest season, you can also taste the most delicious kiwi fruit in the world. In addition to visiting by sightseeing bus, tourists can also take a helicopter to view the orchard and the surrounding natural scenery from high altitude.

Strange 360 Degrees not only has beautiful orchard scenery, but also developed a series of kiwifruit souvenirs. You can buy jams, soap, kiwifruit shaped plush toys, etc. in the Strange 360 Degrees gift shop. In addition, you can also taste good wines and delicacies such as kiwifruit muffins and kiwifruit wine at the Strange 360 Degrees cafe.

Howick Historical Village Howick Historical Village is a small historical village located in the Howick District of Auckland. It reproduces the original appearance of the village during the British colonial period more than 100 years ago and reproduces the life scenes of early European immigrants when they settled in Auckland from 1840 to 1880, telling the indelible historical mark under the blue sky of the southern hemisphere.

Howick Historical Village covers an area of about 7 acres and has more than 30 colonial historical buildings, including cottages, schools, churches, smiths, grocery stores and military tents and other distinctive houses. It can be said to be a living museum, showing the scene of the year to tourists, making tourists feel as if they have traveled back to the 19th century, with a classical atmosphere coming to their faces.

Tourists can visit unstyled buildings and admire the bedrooms, study rooms, dining rooms, baby rooms, kitchens, etc. in the buildings at that time. The yellowed wallpaper, ancient pianos, elegant tea sets, and nostalgic wall hangings all present the living situation of European immigrants at that time.

Visitors can also admire more than 2000 items dating from 1850 to 1920, such as military uniforms, women's clothes, pajamas, shawls, scarves, dresses, hats, shoes, scarves, bags, sheets, disc cloths, tablecloths, tablecloths, embroidery, etc. In addition, there is also a collection of paintings, porcelain, glassware, furniture, kitchen utensils, tools, etc. from the 19th century.

In order to make it easier for tourists to visit, Howick Historical Village provides tourists with English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese guides. The village is open to tourists from 10:00 a.m., and the latest entry time is 16:00 p.m.. It is open all year round except Christmas, New Year, Good Friday and Anzac Day.

One Tree Hill is located in Cornwall Park in the north of the city. It covers an area of 120 hectares and is 183 meters high. It is named after there is only one pine tree on the top of the mountain. There are shady grasslands at the foot of the mountain and flocks of sheep. It is a good place to experience the style of Auckland's countryside. It was once a place where Maori lived in ancient times, and now you can still see large areas of Maori city ruins from the 17th to 18th centuries and bunkers built by the Maori. On the top of the mountain is also a monument to Sir John Logan Campbell, the founder of Auckland (father of Auckland).

It is said that Lone Tree Mountain used to have many trees. Only because the local aborigines were so angry that the Europeans invaded their land, they vented their anger on this mountain and often secretly hacked the trees to death one by one in the dark at night. Although the local government strengthened protection, they had no choice but to unite their efforts and finally cut down all the trees on the mountain over time, leaving only one tree on the top of the mountain. In fact, the tree on the top of the mountain was not deliberately preserved. It was just that they tried every means to kill it. This may be God's will, so the indigenous people had no choice but to give up. Whether it is its name, shape or origin, Dushu Mountain may be unique in the world.

Wellington Botanic Garden The Wellington Botanic Garden is located in the mountains between Thorndon and Kelburn in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, covering an area of 25 hectares. It seems to be an international garden, where you can see almost all famous trees and flowers from all over the world. Among them are camellia from China, rose from France, coral trees from Brazil,"Devil's Hand" from Argentina, phoenix trees from the Canary Islands, beech trees from Australia, fir trees from Norfolk, cedar trees from Africa, liriodendron from North America, tulips from the Netherlands and Japanese cherry blossoms of various colors. Of course, the largest number in the park is the pine, cypress, elm, willow, fern, etc. native to New Zealand.

Wellington Botanical Garden has its own unique characteristics. As soon as you walk into the park, you will feel surrounded by thick green. The hillside ahead, the grassland around me, the tall pines and cypresses, and the low shrubs, there is no place that is not green. If you turn into a winding road or climb a winding mountain path, the greenery will be even stronger. There are tall trees above your head that block the sky, there are luxuriant plants around you, the grass under your feet is thick and slippery, and the valley floor is gurgling. Because the botanical garden has so many flowers, plants and trees from different countries, different soils, and different climates, it can be evergreen all year round. The mountains and valleys are full of flowers, competing for beauty and beauty.

The most popular flower in the Wellington Botanical Garden is roses. There are more than 500 varieties that can bloom continuously for 8 months a year. When the flowers are in full bloom, they are colorful and have a delicate fragrance. The most beautiful ones are tulips. There are 13 varieties here. Every early spring, tulips are in full bloom, and Wellington people will come in groups to enjoy the flowers. At this time, the Botanical Garden is crowded with tourists, which is the most lively time of the year.