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All attractions and accommodation places listed on the DayOut Website are geo-coded. This means that their positions are specified by coordinates on the New Zealand map grid. The interactive new zealand maps make it possible to locate places to within a few metres. Some of the attractions included in the database are listed below. Use the queries to find them. If you have any difficulties contact us - Email alan
The attractions types used are: adventure, sport, architecture, ecotour, film locations, art gallery, garden, golf, heritage, internet, tourist information, Kids, Picnic, Park, Beach, scenic route, sightseeing, technology, Walk, Wine.
New Zealand Accommodation ( lodging) types covered are: bed and breakfast, backpacker, motel, backpacker lodge, camping site, holiday park, Doc (Department of Conservation) campsites, hotel, campervan, motor home.
New Zealand cities, towns and resorts include:- Whangarei, Auckland, (Aukland), Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Rotorua, Bay of Islands, Paihia, Russell, Hanmer, (Hamner), Queenstown, Nelson, Blenheim, Napier, Oamaru, Tauranga, Te Anau, Milford, Geraldine, Lake Tekapo. Wanaka, Akaroa, Kerikeri, Methven, Matamata, Picton. You can calculate travel times and distances and find things to see and do.
New Zealand travel guides:- These downloadable guides come in two forms, written (pdf) format and audio guides (audioguides) in mp3 format. The audio guides usually relate to specific locations so they can be used on the spot in an Ipod or other portable mp3 player. Interactive maps display New Zealand places and street addresses - a calculator gives driving travel distances and times.
Adventure sport covers:- canoeing, surfing, bungy jumping, ballooning, rock climbing, jet boating, sailing, kayaking, sailing, skiing, skydiving, wind surfing, white water rafting (Okere Falls, Wairoa,Rangataiki, Kaituna), mountain biking, heliskiing, scuba diving, horse trekking, ice skating, Lake Ida, Jade Westpac Trust Stadium, Eden Park, Castle Hill, Cave Stream, Rangitata River.
Architecture includes works by:- Miles Warren, Edmund Anscombe, Ian Athfield, Roger Walker, Benjamin Mountfort, Gerald Parsonson, Paul Pascoe, Hurst Seager, F W Petre, J T Mair, Cecil Wood, Frederick de Jersey Clere, Thomas Turnball, John Campbell, John Scott, Chapman Taylor, Frederick Thatcher, Gummer & Ford, Louis Hay, Ernst Plischke, Hundertwasser,. We also locate historic country churches: (Teddington, Burnside, Wharanui, Tuahiwi, Stanway, Beaconsfield, Ohariu Valley, Pauatahanui ), Modernism in Lower Hutt, Gothic Revival in Christchurch, Art Deco in Napier and classical architecture in Oamaru.
Ecotour (Ecotourism) covers:- bird watching, kauri, albatross, kiwi, white heron, tui, kokako, dolphins, hectors dolphins, fur seals, whales, tuatara, yellow-eyed penguin, gannets (gannetts), bellbird, Kapiti Island, Tiritiri Matangi, Karori Sanctuary, Goat Island, Tane Mahuta, Okarito, Miranda, Farewell Spit, Karori sanctuary, Auckland & Wellington Zoo and the National Parks: Arthurs Pass, Aoraki Mount Cook, Abel Tasman, Egmont, Kahurangi, Mount Aspiring, Fiordland, Nelson Lakes, Paparoa, Te Anau, Te Urewera, Tongariro, Westland Tai Poutini, Whanganui., Mainland islands, Lake Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project.
Film Locations covers:- Peter Jackson films, Heavenly Creatures, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Return of the King, Hobbiton, River Anduin, Lothlorien, Edoras, Minas Tirith, Dimrill Dale, Mordor, Rohan, Xena Warrior Princess, Hercules, The Last Samurai, Whale Rider, The Piano, Jane Campion., Roger Donaldson, Burt Munro, The Fastest Indian.
Gallery Covers:- Te Papa, Auckland City Gallery, Christchurch City Gallery, Adam Art Gallery, Dowse Art Museum, Pataka, The Suter Gallery, The world of wearable art, Hogland Glassblowing, Sarjeant, Govett-Brester, Tairawhiti, Aigantighe, Zealandia Sculpture, Hocken Library, Eastern Southland Gallery, Mirek Smisek, Colin McCahon Titirangi house.
Garden Covers:- Gardens to visit, Wellington Botanic Garden, Otari Native Botanic Garden, Mount Lees, Virginia Lake, Cross Hills, Holland gardens, Puketi Rhododendron Trust, Tuapare,Trelinnoe, Mona Vale, Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Ilam Garden, Ohinetahi, Eastwood Arboretum, Eden Garden, Glenfalloch Woodland Garden, Queens Park, Anderson Park, Water Gardens.
Heritage Covers:- Land wars, Maori wars, James Hector, Sister Mary Joseph Aubert,Alexander Turnball, Thorndon, Katherine Mansfield, Massey, Wahine, Kemal Ataturk, Matiu Soames Island, Patrick Street Houses, Te Rauparaha, Fell Engine, Captain James Cook, telegraph cable, Rangiatea Church, Tuamarina, Wairau incident, Ernest Rutherford, Dun Mountain Railway, Broadgreen, Ratana Temple, Cameron blockhouse, Fyffe House, Abel Tasman, Patea, Mutoroa battlefield, Mangaweka, Kawana Mill, Moutoa Island, Moutoa Gardens, St Joseph's Church, James K Baxter, Turuturu Mokai, Waihi Redoubt, Cheviot, John McKenzie, Richard Seddon, Hurunui, Weka Pass, Cambridge, Alexandra Redoubt, Orakau, Rewi Maaniapoto, Rangiriri, Te Aroha, Meremere redoubt, Whangamarino redoubt, Te Kuiti, Martha Mine, Waiuku, Gate Pa, The Elms, Ohinemutu, Whakarewarewa, Otuataua Stonefields, Howick Historic Village, Maketu, One Tree Hill, Mount Eden, Alberton, Highwic, Ewelme Cottage, John Kinder, Michael Joseph Savage, Selwyn, Old Goverment House, Shortland Street, Stony Batter, Frank Sargeson, Te Porere Redoubt, Puhoi Village, Okoki Pa, Kawau Island, Warkworth, Waitara, Pukerangiora, Te Henui Vicarage, The Gables Colonial Hospital, Hurworth, Te Koru, Tangiwai, Pipiriki, Parihaka Pa, Te Ngutu O Te Manu, Cape Egmont Lighthouse, Waipu, Ruapekapeka, Pompallier, Russell, Waitangi, Ohaeawai, Te Waimate Mission, Kerikeri, Kemp House and Stone Store, Mangungu Mission House, Rawene, Totara North, Cape Reinga, Harry Ell, Moa, Lyttelton, Summit Road, Rapaki, Time Ball, Quail Island, Ripapa Island, Godley Head, St Bartholomew Kaiapoi, Kaiapohia, Onawe Peninsula, Akaroa, Taumutu, Homebush, Lake Coleridge, Otira Gorge, Mount Peel, Kakahu Bush, Richard Pearse, Waiuta, Brunner Mine, Blackball, Ross, Reefton, Waimate, Denniston Incline, Waitaki Boys’ High School, Waitaki Hydro, Mesopotamia, Samuel Butler, Lake Ida
Information covers:- I-sites, tourist information.
Internet covers: internet of cyber cafes, wifi locations.
Picnic covers:- Places to take the kids and have a family day out, Attractions for children, Beaches, Auckland regional parks, Karekare, Piha, Matauri Bay, Castlepoint, Pakiri Beach, Riversdale, Hot Water Beach, Tolaga Bay, Pauanui, Mount Maunganui, Raglan, Mission Bay, Gore Bay, Sumner, Whangamata, Cathedral Cove, Goat Island, Hahei, Fitzroy Beach, Wellington Botanic Gardens, Tata Beach, Tahunanui, Taylor's Mistake
Scenic Route covers:- Buller Gorge, Kaikoura coast, Cook Strait crossing, Te Anau Milford Road, Wellington waterfront, Cape Palliser, Whanganui River, wanganui river, Wastport to Karamea, Haast Pass, Wanaka flightseeing, Whangarei Heads, Taeri Gorge Railway, Waikato Hydro Dams & Power Stations.
Sightseeing covers:- Parliament Buildings, Wellington waterfront, Kelburn Cable Car, Oriental Parade, Castlepoint, Pupu springs, Dairyland, Chateau Tongariro, Raurimu Spiral, Te mata Peak, sign of the Takahe, Wairakei Geothermal Power Station, Mystery Creek, Mount Cook, Ranfurly, Auckland Sky Tower, Harbour Bridge, Bridal Veil Falls, White Island, Mount Eden, Cornwall Park, Lake Moana
Technology covers:- Hydro power stations: Aratiatia, Ohakuri, Atiamuri, Maretai, Waipapa, Arapuni, Karapiro, Manapouri, Coleridge, Mangahao, Arnold ; Base Isolation at Te Papa , the Raurimu Spiral and car and steam museums.
Walks covers:- day walks, hiking, tramping, city walks, Great Walks, Milford track. Cape Brett, Lake Rotokare, Lake Rotokuru, Mangaone Walkway,Nydia, Wangapeka track, Croesus, Tongariro Crossing, Mt Somers Walkway, Peel Forest , Arthur's (Arthurs) Pass, Godley Head Walkway, Arnold Scenic Reserve, Honeycomb Rock, Coromandel Walkway, Waikanae Walkway, Mangawhai Walkway
Wine and Beer covers:-Locations of vineyards , wineries, and microbrewery , wine and vineyard tours,organic brewery, real ale, Cock and Bull, Galbraith, Limburg, Loaded Hog and Shakespeare, Dodson’s, Dux de Lux, Founders, Harrington’s, Pink Elephant and the Mussell Inn.
