Attribution
Photo credits
Destination photography on this site is sourced from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons / public domain licenses. Thank you to these photographers.
Abel Tasman
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Photo: Alexander Klink, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Auckland
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Photo: AnnWoolliams, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bay of Islands
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Photo: Fuadounet, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lake Tekapo & Aoraki
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Photo: Jillianalma, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Milford Sound
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Photo: Maros M r a z, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Queenstown
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Photo: Floreana (M. Falk), Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Rotorua
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Photo: DestinationFearFan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wellington
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Photo: Jorge Royan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Highlight Photography
Per-destination highlight photos
Abel Tasman — Walk all or part of the 60km Coast Track
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Photo: Manuel Osdoba, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Abel Tasman — Sea-kayak between golden-sand coves
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Photo: Whenua Iti Outdoors, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Abel Tasman — Spot fur seals and little blue penguins
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Photo: Pseudopanax, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Abel Tasman — Swim in some of NZ's clearest coastal water
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Photo: Illya Kondratyuk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Auckland — Sky Tower views over the harbour skyline
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Photo: Chiara Coetzee, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Auckland — Ferry to Waiheke Island vineyards
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Photo: russellstreet, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Auckland — Hike the volcanic cone of Rangitoto Island
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Photo: portengaround, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Auckland — Browse the Pacific-culture stalls of Otara Market
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Photo: Phillip Capper, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Bay of Islands — Sail between 144 uninhabited islands
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Photo: Bahnfrend, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bay of Islands — Swim alongside wild dolphin pods
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Photo: RadishSlice, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bay of Islands — Visit the Waitangi Treaty Grounds
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Photo: Bgabel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bay of Islands — Big-game fishing for marlin offshore
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Photo: Jackiemora01, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lake Tekapo & Aoraki — Stargaze inside a Dark Sky Reserve
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Photo: Sky_xe, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lake Tekapo & Aoraki — Church of the Good Shepherd at sunrise
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Photo: Pseudopanax, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Lake Tekapo & Aoraki — Views straight to Aoraki/Mt Cook
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Photo: Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lake Tekapo & Aoraki — Walk the lakeshore through blooming Russell lupins
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Photo: Bernard Spragg, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Milford Sound — Cruise beneath towering Mitre Peak
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Photo: Bernard Spragg, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Milford Sound — Fur seals, dolphins and penguins on the water
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Photo: Delusion23, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Milford Sound — Waterfalls cascading straight off the cliffs
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Photo: Bernard Spragg, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Milford Sound — Drive the scenic Milford Road through Fiordland
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Photo: Szilas, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Queenstown — Birthplace of the commercial bungy jump
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Photo: Steve & Jem Copley, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Queenstown — Jet-boat the Shotover Canyon rapids
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Photo: Alex Proimos, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Queenstown — Gondola views over Lake Wakatipu
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Photo: Donaldytong, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Queenstown — Wine-tasting through Gibbston Valley
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Photo: Olivier Colas, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rotorua — Geysers and bubbling geothermal mud pools
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Photo: DestinationFearFan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rotorua — Live Māori haka and hāngī feasts
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Photo: Raymonst3, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rotorua — Mountain-bike the Redwoods forest trails
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Photo: Kim Harwood, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Rotorua — Marvel at technicolour geothermal pools
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Photo: Vishal Makwana, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Wellington — Cable car up to the botanic garden lookout
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Photo: L Maule, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wellington — Te Papa museum and Weta Workshop
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Photo: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wellington — More cafés per capita than New York
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Photo: Ashley Van Haeften, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Wellington — Mountain-bike trails minutes from downtown
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Photo: TRAILSOURCE.COM, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0