Country Info
- Wellington
- Capital
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
- Currency
- 3,864,129
- Population
- NZ
- Country Code
New Zealand Slideshow
Top Hotels in New Zealand
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Quality Inn on Ulster Hamilton
15 reviews -
Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin
71 reviews -
Quality Inn Napier Travel
56 reviews
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Quest on Johnston Wellington
18 reviews -
The Nautilus Napier
144 reviews -
Duke of Marlborough Hotel Russell
81 reviews
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Sherwood Manor Hotel Queenstown
39 reviews -
Quest on Mount Auckland
9 reviews
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Mercure Hotel Dunedin
208 reviews
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Village Inn Hotel Te Anau
31 reviews
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The Godley Hotel Lake Tekapo
123 reviews
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Scenic Hotel Marlborough Blenheim
14 reviews
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Scenic Suites Christchurch
15 reviews
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Copthorne Hotel Grand Central New Plymouth
44 reviews
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Heartland Hotel Glacier Country Fox Glacier
25 reviews
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Auckland Airport Kiwi Motel Mangere
130 reviews
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The George Christchurch
201 reviews
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Hotel Ashburton
13 reviews
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Quest On Nelson Serviced Apartments Auckland
41 reviews
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Punakaiki Rocks
172 reviews
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Grosvenor Hotel Timaru
22 reviews
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Chateau Marlborough Blenheim
128 reviews
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Hotel Coachman Palmerston North
30 reviews
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Duxton Hotel Okawa Bay Rotorua
50 reviews
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The Devon Hotel & Conference Center New Plymouth
47 reviews
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Alpers Lodge Auckland
9 reviews
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Kingsgate Hotel Brydone Oamaru
44 reviews
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Hotel Off The Square Christchurch
87 reviews
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Quest Atrium Wellington
59 reviews
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SilverOaks Resort Heritage Rotorua
55 reviews
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Airport Gateway Hotel Mangere
87 reviews
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Ventura Inn & Suites Hamilton
41 reviews
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Quality Hotel Cargills Dunedin
42 reviews
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Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier
47 reviews
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Emerald Hotel & Conference Centre Gisborne
57 reviews
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Flag Inn Allenby Park Drury
3 reviews
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Kingsgate Hotel Beachcomber Nelson
4 reviews
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Central City Apartment Hotel Wellington
59 reviews
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Quest Newmarket Serviced Apartments Auckland
27 reviews
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Copthorne Christchurch Central
86 reviews
New Zealand
Travel Blogs from New Zealand
...life is but a dream
This is a top pick! ... a bit hectic. so, we were happy to hop on a bus out of there today, and now we are in wellington, the capital of new zealand. (it's also a city that is sitting on four major fault lines... they have frequent earthquakes here and all of the buildings are ...
Why Wee in the sea in Waipu.
This is a top pick! ... dives straight in, his head bobbing back up every now and again between jumping under huge waves. You can take the boy out of New Zealand... When Claire tells Monica that Jo isn't a strong swimmer and that we've never been in a sea this unruly, she rolls ...
East coast South Island and whale watching
This is a top pick! Our time in NZ is nearly at an end. Here are some photos of our time on the east coast of South Island (and a few professional ones from Whale Watch Kaikoura). As ever, blog write up to follow. ...
The end of the road in Paihia
This is a top pick! ... , but hey that's life1 Then new year, I missed it in NZ, I fell asleep after working from 8am - 10.30pm. But I did hear new years in London the following after noon. The noise in the house was getting too much for me again so I started house hunting ...
To the North Island - first stop Tongariro N.P
This is a top pick! ... made to complete the Tongariro Crossing the following day. This one day hike, ranked as one of the best hikes in New Zealand, would take us 18km up Mount Tongariro (another of the active volcanoes), past Mount Ngarahoe, over past the volcanic ...
Dunedin
This is a top pick! We arrived in Dunedin and booked into our hostel, it sounded really posh from the description as it was also a hotel, but I can safely say that this was the worst place I have stayed in. The hotel definitely stopped at the door of the backpacker part. ...
Whale Watching in Kaikoura
This is a top pick! Another day and with it brought the anticipation of seeing whales! Now as we are well and truly running out of diverse descriptive words to emphasise what we are seeing...... we are just going to list a whole load here and you can assign them yourself; ...
And Then There Was One
This is a top pick! ... the entire world without flying. The feeling that if I don't finish it now I never will hangs heavy on my shoulders. Trouble is, New Zealand doesn't exactly encourage saving money. Not only do they have a flat tax rate of 20%, with no benefit for low ...
Weather for Ducks
This is a top pick! ... forest and ended up walking over 2 km away from the water fall, before finally deciding to turn around. Huka Falls is where New Zealand's largest river, the Waikato is slammed into a narrow chasm and then makes a spectacular 10m drop into a surging pool ...
Mozzies!
This is a top pick! ... really wanted to see it, so we arranged to go and see The World's Fastest Indian. This movie has been really popular in New Zealand as it's about a guy from Invercargill ("arsehole of the world") who achieves his dream and sets a new land speed record. ...
for the love of Buddha... what am i doing...
This is a top pick! ... incoherently due to lack of sleep and lack of decent food. (fish and chips, pad thai, vegemite sandwiches and a plethora of other new zealand foods which make no claim of having anything to do with nutrition...) you will pleased to know (as I am) ...
Our journey really begins
This is a top pick! Wow.. is all we can say so far about New Zealand! This is such a beautiful country, and the only way to see it properly is to get in a van and travel, so we are very lucky and happy that we decided to travel this way. After leaving Peel Forest, we ...
Auckland and the Northlands
This is a top pick! Our final week in NZ was soon upon us, so the decision was made to spend that time in Auckland and exploring the Northlands (the area north of Auckland right up to Cape Reinga, the most northerly point in NZ). First stop Auckland and a fun packed ...
...not quite as windy!
This is a top pick! ... is a surprise from the normal and also much different from the last time I was here. Quiet night tonight as had a bit of dinner with Frazzi and a new Danish guy from our hostel room then had some beers. Off to Napier tomorrow morning. Miss you all! ...
The story continues
This is a top pick! Esther and I had paid for two nights at centrabays and then we would start work and move into the staff quarters. We spent the first two days relaxing in the spa pool and looking for jobs. It became a little dishearting going everywhere and being told ...
Going West
This is a top pick! A long tiring day. 7 hours of driving, relatively breezy, winding roads, and little in the way of townships. From Springs Junction at our overnight stop (which we didn't see what looked like until morning after turning up at 10pm) we continued west along ...
Not-so-windy Wellington!
This is a top pick! ... to the Te Papo Museum with the girls, although we all split up once we got inside. This place is known as the 'Museum of New Zealand' and it is such a huge place that dominates the waterfront. The great thing about it is that it is interactive, and my ...
Oh, Aotearua...
This is a top pick! ... see half of the movie screen), we landed to a sporadically rainy and windy day in Aotearoa (that's the Maori name for New Zealand... we're doing our research!). We have been slightly surprised all day by how much American influence has seeped into this ...
The Abel Tasam National Park
This is a top pick! I don't known what it is about buses but it seems that every time I get on one I fall asleep. It almost seems rude; I miss all of the stunning scenery, which really annoys me. This is what happened again on the way to Marahau. Marahau is on the edge of ...
Taupo - Near Death Experience
This is a top pick! We left Rotorua at about 11am, we stopped a few times along the way and arrived at lake Taupo early afternoon and it was beautiful. One of the activities you can do in Taupo is a tamden sky dive. There had been a lot of discussion on the bus about this ...
Raglan
This is a top pick! ... , I was quite surprised as it had landed right in the path of the spot light. I asked Sam (a real lumberjack or even an arborist) if he new what it was and he told us that it was a Morpork owl and to see one this close was kind of special. The owl stayed ...
The Catlins
This is a top pick! The Catlins were very lovely and provided perfect road trip scenery; rugged coastline, isolated bays and expanses of empty hilly landscape.On our little jaunt through we stopped at Nugget Point, Purakaunui Falls, Curio Bay and Porpoise Bay, finishing our ...
Stargazing at Mt John Observatory
This is a top pick! ... nebula and the Jupiter with its rings and moons. The evening was a different experience to most that are received in New Zealand and for a country so revered in it’s exhilarating adventures; something with a bit of intelligence was much ...
glaciers and ice bergs
This is a top pick! After popping to the visitor's centre for the weather forecast (rain and cloud), I decided that optimism was the best policy and set out on the Hooker Valley walk. The start was a boardwalk, gently sweeping up to the Muller glacier lookout and a ...
Running from the Warden
This is a top pick! ... gem. I was a little worried about how we had left the van as we have been alerted to a mini epidemic of van thefts throughout New Zealand. Our van shows scars (in the left door lock) of an attempt at least of someone trying to break in. Kate’s ...
Back in Auckland
This is a top pick! ... I'll grab a coffee in the morning, head out to the airport after that, then off to Thailand for whatever awaits me! New Zealand was a pretty fantastic time overall, I enjoyed the rather quick and intense bus trip around both islands. I've met some really ...
Back to the Bay-Again!
This is a top pick! We had said our goodbyes to everyone again, I think this might be the last time we see some of them for a long while, Scott was heading down to the South Island, Claire and Caroline would also start their travels soon. It was a good night, as you can see ...
Wanaka-time to leave
This is a top pick! ... called down and told the lady that he wouldn't have anyone speak to his staff in that way (wow management backing-that's was a new experience for me!!) and also explained that there were loads of jobs for the locals but they didn't want them and without ...
"Fourth Dimension"
This is a top pick! This weekend we tried a slightly different kind of adventure. With Karen, Alex, Stu and Keith, we chartered a yacht and took her for a spin out to Waiheke. The first day was glorious. We made an early start and reached Oneroa on Waiheke Island by mid ...
Goodbye Thailand, Hello New Zealand! (Sweet as)
This is a top pick! ... shops and cafes here is amazing (even better than NYC) and one particular guy at the till in cotton on introduces us to a New Zealand phrase that brother James had warned us of. The conversation went something like this: (while the guy at the till scans ...