After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

The largest model carrot in the world.

A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

Celebrating the history of whiskey production during New Zealand's era of prohibition.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.