The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

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

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

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

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.