Rafting & Kayaking

Manganui-a-te-ao River has beautiful scenery, clear water, great standing waves and stoppers and is unaffected by the extensive hydro schemes.

If you want to go deeper, steeper, wetter and wilder in the wilderness this is the place for you. North Westland has almost limitless adventure possibilities - whitewater rafting, underground tube rafting, heli-rafting, jet boating, caving, mountain biking and horse trekking.

New Zealand's subtropical northern peninsula is nothing less than a water sports paradise. This natural playground is stunningly beautiful and embraces 1,000 kms of unspoilt coastline, eight glorious harbours and hundreds of offshore islands.

Southern New Zealand embraces some very dramatic coastlines, braided river valleys, golden-brown tussock hills and glaciated slopes of the Southern Alps.

From the blue Pacific, across the patchwork quilt of Canterbury Plains to the snow-caped Southern Alps, this region is a mighty adventure playground.

Enter the untouched wilderness of New Zealand’s South West World Heritage Area. It is a vast pristine nature-lover’s paradise, filled with the grandeur and spectacle of Mt Cook, the Southern Alps and the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers.

South of Auckland’s Bombay Hills is a land of lush green valleys where the air is crisp and clear - the home of restful dairy cows and galloping thoroughbred champions.

Follow the Pacific Coast Highway out of Auckland and within three hours you will enter a land of blue skies, balmy temperatures, sparkling seas and sweeping landscapes.

Wanganui, the 'River City', nestles at the mouth of the broad tidal Whanganui River. This beautiful garden city is noted for its heritage walks, reserves, fine arts, culture and its outstanding museum.

It's New Zealand's best kept secret - a paradise for nature lovers with abundant tracts of wilderness, golden beaches, sparkling lakes and tumbling rivers.