Travelling With Your Children

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TRAVELLING WITH YOUR CHILDREN New Zealand has an abundance of great family-oriented attractions and activities. .

Here are a few suggestions: . NORTH ISLAND In Northland, take a walk in a forest of incredible, giant kauri trees. Take a day trip to Cape Reinga, where the bus travels along the sand on Ninety MileBeach, and you can climb the huge sand dunes. In Whangarei, visit the Town Basin featuring many of the local crafts and The Fish Museum and the famous Claphams Clock Museum. In Auckland, Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World & Antarctic Encounter includes a snowmobile ride to see the King Penguins and a fantastic aquarium. The Auckland Museum has a wonderful collection of Maori artifacts and fascinating, daily Maori cultural shows. The Auckland Zoo is a great place to see many of New Zealand's native animals and birds, including the Kiwi. Or take the kids to one of the island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, like Rangitoto island, a dormant volcano with tractor rides to the top. . At the Waitomo Glow-Worm Caves near Hamilton, take a boat ride through the underground caves lit by millions of glow-worms. . All over New Zealand, farmstays are marvellous experiences for kids. . In Rotorua, farm shows at the Agrodome and Rainbow Farm include sheepshearing, sheep dogs and feeding lambs. Enjoy a traditional Maori hangi, feast and cultural show at a local marae (meeting house). Watch displays of weaving and carving at the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, and see boiling mud pools, geysers and steaming mineral baths. Then go for a dip in a mineral pool at the Polynesian Spa. . Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and a great city to visit on your holiday. It's noted for it's night-life and is also only minutes away from breath-taking beaches. It is also where the Inter-Island Ferries leave for the South Island. .

. SOUTH ISLAND In Christchurch, ride the recently restored trams, or take the Christchurch Gondola up into the Port Hills. Visit the International Antarctic Centre, a fascinating exploration of the Ice Continent, with plenty of interactive displays. . Go out whale watching on a boat in Kaikoura, where you can encounter dolphins, seals and whales at close range. . Greymouth on the West Coast is where you will find Shantytown, a replica goldfield town, with steam train rides and gold panning. . Queenstown offers great family adventures, including exciting jetboat rides, the Skyline Gondola ride to Bob's Peak, Skiing, horseback riding and hiking. . Take a daytrip to Milford Sound and journey beneath this glacier-cut fiord to theUnderwater Observatory. . In Wanaka, you can visit a puzzle theme park, Puzzling World, with a giant maze. In Dunedin, visit New Zealand's only castle, Larnach Castle. See the wildlife on Dunedin's Otago Peninsula, including the giant birds at the royal albatross colony, and the yellow-eyed penguins, the world's rarest. .