About 7km south of town, this gorgeous 4-hectare private garden is all aflap with native and exotic bird life. There's 1.5km of paths, looping out to a bird-filled wetland 鈥 check out the moa statue (the one bird you'll never see) 鈥 as well as a cafe, gift shop and boutiquey cottage accommodation (doubles $175).
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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The steep slopes of 232m-high Mauao swarm with walkers in the morning, when the Mount鈥檚 early risers perform their ritual climb to the summit. The ascent鈥
14.48 MILES
Waihi鈥檚 superb Gold Discovery Centre tells of the area鈥檚 gold-mining past, present and future through interactive displays, focusing on personal and鈥
14.15 MILES
The city's pre-eminent gallery stages challenging exhibitions of thought-provoking contemporary work. The building itself is a former bank, though you鈥檇鈥
13.88 MILES
Surrounded by mature trees and lovely gardens, Tauranga's original mission station incorporates the Bay of Plenty's earliest buildings, along with one of鈥
24.37 MILES
Due to copyright, all the movie sets around NZ were dismantled after the filming of The Lord of the Rings, but Hobbiton鈥檚 owners negotiated to keep their鈥
15.11 MILES
This fascinating aviation museum, beside the airport, is filled with predominantly military aircraft. You can scramble through the living quarters of the鈥
14.2 MILES
Hairy Maclary author Lynley Dodd lived in Tauranga for years, and NZ鈥檚 favourite literary animals were immortalised in bronze on Tauranga鈥檚 wharf in 2015鈥
22.44 MILES
Around 3km northwest of Paeroa on SH2, this excellent riverside maritime museum includes details of Captain James Cook's visit to the Firth of Thames and鈥
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Transplanting Cape Dutch architecture from South Africa's wine country to SH2, 8km south of Katikati, this excellent winery is open for tastings and stock鈥
2.49 MILES
Built as a millennium project, this unusual attraction consists of boulders inscribed with haiku verses wending through a pretty park flanking the Uretara鈥
2.56 MILES
Housed in a former fire station, this little regional museum displays a selection of M膩ori artefacts from the local tribe, Ng膩i Te Rangi, along with鈥
9.47 MILES
In cooler months, retreat to these two small but blissful outdoor hot pools, hidden within a holiday park around 8km southeast of Waihi Beach.
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On clear days this lofty wooden viewing platform, located about 13km west of the city centre, provides a panorama of nearly the entire Bay of Plenty 鈥 see鈥
11.44 MILES
About 15km northeast of Matamata are the spectacular 153m Wairere Falls, the highest on the North Island. From the car park it鈥檚 a 45-minute walk through鈥
12.33 MILES
Country-club-like Mills Reef, 7km southwest of the city centre at Bethlehem, has tastings of its award-winning wines. This isn't grape-growing country, so鈥
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In the town鈥檚 ornate former thermal sanatorium (aka the 鈥楾reasure of Te Aroha鈥). Displays include quirky ceramics, old spa-water bottles, historical鈥