Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

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

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

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

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

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

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.