New ZealandChristchurch
Christchurch: Post-Earthquake Rebuild, Botanic Gardens, Banks Peninsula and Akaroa French Colony, Kaikoura Whales, Arthur Pass Southern Alps, and Practical South Island Base Camp
Christchurch: the 2010-2011 earthquake story and the extraordinary urban rebuild, the Botanic Gardens and Avon River green heart, Banks Peninsula volcanic geology and Akaroa French settlement, Kaikoura whale watching and seabird richness, the TranzAlpine rail and Arthur Pass, and Christchurch as the ideal South Island base.
Christchurch: Marlborough Sounds Drowned Valleys, Sauvignon Blanc Wine Capital, Nelson and Abel Tasman National Park, South Island Road Trip Circuit, and West Coast Glaciers
Christchurch extended region: Marlborough Sounds complex coastline and the Queen Charlotte Track, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc wine region (Cloudy Bay origin story), Nelson arts community and Abel Tasman National Park, the classic South Island road trip circuit options, and the wild West Coast (Pancake Rocks, Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers).
Christchurch: Canterbury Plains and High Country, Waipara Wine, Lyttelton Harbour Volcanic Landscape, Antarctic Gateway, and Post-Earthquake Food and Arts Scene
Christchurch: the Canterbury Plains breadbasket, Rakaia Gorge high country, Waipara wine (Riesling and Pinot Noir), Lyttelton Harbour volcanic landscape and Port Hills, Christchurch as the gateway to Antarctica, and the innovative post-earthquake food and arts scene.
Christchurch: Ngai Tahu and the South Island Maori, Dunedin Scotland of the South Pacific, Otago Peninsula Royal Albatross and Yellow-Eyed Penguin, and the Complete South Island Two-Week Itinerary
Christchurch extended region: Ngai Tahu iwi and the Treaty of Waitangi settlement, Dunedin (the Scottish city with the Otago Sound music scene), Otago Peninsula wildlife (world only mainland royal albatross colony, yellow-eyed penguin, New Zealand sea lion), and the complete South Island two-week road trip itinerary from Christchurch.