There can’t be more of an awesome sight than that of a Sperm Whale, the world’s largest carnivore equivalent in size to four elephants, surfacing and diving, as you watch from the deck of a boat nearby.
See other breeds of whale, fur seals, dolphins and dozens of species of sea birds, many of them endangered, are what Whale Watch Kaikoura offers visitors to its operation in Kaikoura on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island.
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Lauded by UK Diver Magazine as the 'best subtropical dive spot in the world', the Poor Knights Islands, 25 km off the east coast of Northland in New Zealand is a veritable underwater playground of caves, rock sculptures and sponge gardens teeming with fish and sea creatures.
The Poor Knights Marine Reserve is also home ground to Dive! Tutukaka, New Zealand's largest dive charter operator.
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Migrant waders fly eight days non-stop from the Arctic Circle to spend summer at Farewell Spit, a massive 35 km sand spit at the top of New Zealand's South Island.
And they are not the only ones. During the warmer months the Spit, also known as Onetahua meaning 'heaped up sand' in Maori, is home to 83 species of wetland birds making it a bird sanctuary and wetland of international importance.
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While millions of Kiwi once roamed the native forests of New Zealand there are now only an estimated 50,000 of the iconic flightless birds living in the wild.
It is a major cause for concern for New Zealanders (colloquially referred to as Kiwis after their nocturnal namesake) and one which has been taken very much to heart by a dedicated group at Kiwi Encounter at Rainbow Springs Kiwi Wildlife Park in Rotorua.
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New Zealand tourism pioneer Les Hutchins has left behind a legacy for the mountains, lakes, fiords and wildlife of the deep south that so inspired him in life.
The company specialises in journeys in the south of the South Island, including cruises into Milford and Doubtful Sounds in Fiordland, excursions around Queenstown, the jewel of the Southern Lakes and to Stewart Island, a haven of rainforest and beaches, just 24 kilometres off the southern tip of the South Island.
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In the last 16 years, Adventure South has guided visitors into some of the most remote and beautiful corners of the country.
Guests are helicoptered high into the mountains for hikes over untracked terrain and nights in remote musterer's cottages; they cycle into New Zealand's past as they traverse unused railway lines in the Central Otago countryside and they see for themselves the spectacular flora and fauna of far-flung Stewart Island.
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Spending time at the five star boutique Bolton Hotel in Wellington, New Zealand brings the delights of staying in the harbour side capital city renown for its cultural and food scene, as wll as benefits to the community.
For management of the 142 room hotel have taken their environmental and social sustainability to the next level by passing financial savings from their conservation efforts on to non-profit organisations and charities in the city.
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