New Zealand is a land of awe inspiring landscapes - dramatic fiords, ruggedly beautiful mountains, lush rainforests, bubbling mud pools and geysers, glaciers, pristine lakes, endless rural land, and stunning beaches, all within easy reach of cosmopolitan, multi-cultural cities.

Combine that with a pleasant climate of no extremes, a multi-cultural population of just four million very friendly Kiwis, and you have a destination close to paradise for the discerning visitor. There is simply nowhere else where such diversity of natural, physical and cultural landscape can be found in an area that is much the same size as California or slightly larger than Britain.