Local Attractions
Conference participants can visit locations such as:
Northland
- Cape Reinga where the Tasman Sea collides with the Pacific Ocean
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- Tane Mahuta (God of the Forest), which is estimated to be 1400 years old - giant kauri trees, including the largest kauri tree in the world
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- Swimming with dolphins, sailing, big game fishing and kayaking in the Bay of Islands
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Rotorua
- Pohutu Geyser, where scalding water shoots 30 metres into the sky as the geyser plays almost constantly
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- Hell's Gate with the only hot waterfall in the Southern Hemisphere
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- Mineral and thermal pools traditional
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- Maori lifestyle and traditions - from pre-European times to the present day
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- Maori arts preserved at the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute
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Central Plateau
- Best one-day walk in New Zealand, the Tongariro Crossing, which is a strenuous 17 kilometre hike past volcanoes, Mount Ngauruhoe and over Mount Tongariro
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- The famous 42 Traverse where you descend 570 metres through the Tongariro Forest Park on mountain-bikes over old bush tracks
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- Fly fishing for rainbow and brown trout
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Hawkes Bay
- Home to New Zealand's oldest operating winery and where you can discover over 30 wineries open for wine tasting, many offering alfresco and restaurant dining
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- An orchard, farm, honey, cheese or chocolate tour
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- Interact with the locals by staying in a homestay, farmstay or B & B
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And that is only in the North Island. There is plenty more adventure in the South Island, on Stewart Island and of course in Australia.
