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Places to see in New Zealand

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Tongariro National ParkUNESCO

  Park & nature · Manawatū-Whanganui Region

  Tongariro National Park, located in the central North Island, is the oldest national park in New Zealand and the sixth national park established in the world. It has been recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site for its mixed cultural and natural values.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Tongariro Mahuia River n.jpg (CC BY 2.5). Map

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  Fiordland National ParkUNESCO

  Park & nature · Southland Region

  Fiordland National Park is a national park in the south-west corner of South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest of the 13 national parks in New Zealand, with an area of 12,607 km2 (4,868 sq mi).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: On Lake Te Anau.jpg (CC BY 2.5). Map

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  Campbell IslandUNESCO

  Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku

  Island

  Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku is an uninhabited subantarctic island of New Zealand, and the main island of the Campbell Island group. The island lies around 660 km (410 mi) south of New Zealand's South Island.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Albatross2147 at English Wikipedia (Public domain). Map

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  Te WahipounamuUNESCO

  Te Wāhipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area

  Park & nature · Southland Region

  Te Wāhipounamu is a World Heritage Site in the south west corner of the South Island of New Zealand.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikikiwiman at English Wikipedia (Public domain). Map

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  Auckland

  City · Auckland Region

  Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of approximately 1,547,200.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: ChewyPineapple (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Christchurch

  City · Canterbury Region

  Christchurch, also known by its Māori name Ōtautahi, is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of 407,800, and a metropolitan population of 556,500.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bgabel (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  South Island

  South Island / Te Waipounamu

  Island

  The South Island is the larger of the two main islands of New Zealand by surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. With a population of 1,256,700 as of June 2025, the South Island is home to 24% of New Zealand's 5.3 million inhabitants.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ulrich.hoecker (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga­horonukupokaiwhen­uakitanatahu

  Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu

  Mountain · Hawke's Bay Region

  Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukaka­piki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­ki­tana­tahu is a hill near Pōrangahau, south of Waipukurau, in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The summit of the hill is 305 metres (1,001 ft) above sea level.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jakob (TheLoyalOrder) (CC BY 4.0). Map

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  North Island

  North Island / Te Ika-a-Māui

  Island

  The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait. With an area of 113,729 km2 (43,911 sq mi), it is the world's 14th-largest island, constituting 43% of New Zealand's land area.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: QFSE Media (CC BY-SA 3.0 nz). Map

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  Dunedin

  City · Otago Region

  Dunedin is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bgabel (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Stewart Island

  Stewart Island / Rakiura

  Island · Southland Region

  Stewart Island is the third-largest and southernmost inhabited island of New Zealand, lying 30 kilometres south of the South Island, separated by Foveaux Strait.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC (Public domain). Map

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  Lake Taupō

  Lake · Waikato Region

  Lake Taupō is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō, which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map