The Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower located in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City, New Zealand. It is 328 metres tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to its shape and height, it has become an iconic structure in Auckland’s skyline

Muriwai, also called Muriwai Beach, is a coastal community located on the west coast of North Island, New Zealand. It is also home to a large colony of gannets. It is approximately 17 km West of Kumeu, 42 kilometres Northwest of Auckland city, at the southern end of an unbroken 50 kilometre stretch of beach which extends up the Tasman Sea coast to the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour

Bastion Point is a coastal piece of land in Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand, overlooking the Waitemata Harbour. The area has significance in New Zealand history for its role in 1970s Maori protests against forced land alienation by non Maori New Zealanders. The land was occupied by Ngati Whatua, in the period before the colonisation of New Zealand by the British Crown

The design for the mall by the City Council’s Architect’s Division was approved in 1974. Construction started in May 1977, and the Mall was officially opened by the Mayor, Sir Hamish Hay, on 25 February 1978. The shops in Brighton Mall are serviced by off-street parking spaces, either publicly or privately-owned. The Frank Gracie Memorial Fountain was completed in 1981.

The Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane box truss motorway bridge over the Waitemata Harbour, joining St Marys Bay in Auckland with Northcote in North Shore City, New Zealand. The bridge is part of State Highway 1 and the Auckland Northern Motorway. It is the second-longest road bridge in New Zealand, and the longest in the North Island of New Zealand

The Cathedral Church of St Paul has occupied its site in the heart of the Octagon, since the first parish church of St Paul was built in 1862-1863. This first St Paul’s was built of Caversham stone and could accommodate up to 500 people. Unfortunately, construction methods used were not very good. The stone weathered badly and the tall spire was removed after just a few years.

The Southward Car Museum is an automobile museum housing a collection of over 250 vehicles, as well as three aircraft, located on Otaihanga Road, Otaihanga, just north of Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand’s North Island. The museum is run by a charitable trust, incorporated in 1972. It is approximately an hour’s drive from downtown Wellington

The International Antarctic Centre is located in the suburb of Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand, close tofrom Christchurch International Airport. The Centre is home to the New Zealand, United States and Italian Antarctic Programmes and comprises administration offices, the Antarctic Passenger Terminal and the Visitor Centre, now called ‘The Antarctic Attraction’

The memorial was built to honor the memory of those who served and fell in the Great War. It was opened on ANZAC day, 1922. The waterfront was thought to be a prominent location. It would remind both locals and tourists of the sacrifices made by the queenstown community and it was nicely framed by the avenue of birch trees. The memorial is unusual.

The University of Otago Registry Building, also known as the Clocktower Building, is a Victorian and later structure in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It stands next to the banks of the Water of Leith and is constructed from contrasting dark Leith Valley basalt and Oamaru stone, with a foundation of Port Chalmers breccia. The building houses the administrative centre of the university

Possibly the best-known building in the southern half of New Zealand’s South Island, Dunedin Railway Station is a jewel in the country’s architectural crown. Designed by George Troup, the station is the fourth building to have served as Dunedin’s railway station. It earned its architect the nickname of “Gingerbread George”. The station was opened by Ward, by then Prime Minister, in 1906.

Westhaven Marina in Auckland, New Zealand, is the largest yacht marina in the Southern Hemisphere. The marina has nearly two thousand berths and swing moorings, and tends to be continually booked. Auckland, known as ‘City of Sails’, is generally known for its maritime passions. It is owned by Auckland City Council, which bought it from Ports of Auckland in 2004 for NZ$ 46 million.

Stuart Landsborough’s Puzzling World is a tourist attraction near Wanaka, New Zealand. It started out as just a maze in 1973, but over the years expanded to accommodate a “puzzling café” where guests could try out several puzzles, rooms with optical illusions, the Leaning Tower of Wanaka (which has a backwards clock that was started on the eve of the new millennium) and other things.

The Anglican cathedral of ChristChurch in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand was built in the second half of the 19th century. It is located in the centre of the city, surrounded by the plaza of Cathedral Square. It is the cathedral seat of the Bishop of Christchurch. The cornerstone was laid on 16 December 1864, though the entire building was not finished until 1904

The Bridge of Remembrance stands in Christchurch city centre and spans the Avon River. Built in the 1920s as a memorial to those soldiers from Canterbury who lost their lives in World War I, the Bridge of Remembrance is a striking, elegant stone structure. The structure is famous throughout Christchurch, Canterbury, the South Island and the whole of New Zealand

The vibrant colors on the fruit sculpture at the entrance to the town of Cromwell in Central Otago, NZ can be seen from a distance as it towers over the matching colored sign. The vibrant sculpture and sign are just the beginning to the unique town of Cromwell which offers an endless list of activities. Every year, Cromwell sees more visitors who come here to enjoy their summer vacations

Chalice is a permanent sculpture located in Christchurch’s Cathedral Square. Chalice celebrates the new millennium and the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Christchurch and Canterbury by the Canterbury Association. The official lighting ceremony was held 10 September 2001 and Chalice will be lit at night with one floodlight situated inside the base of the cone

Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau). It covers an area of 83 square kilometres, and is at an altitude of 2,300 ft above sea level. The lake is fed at its northern end by the braided Godley River

The Kawarau Bridge Bungy Jump (in Queenstown, New Zealand) is the world’s first commercial bungy jumping experience & was brought to New Zealand in the year 1888. It is indeed amazing how someone had the foresight to start a bungy jumping more than a century ago. The adventure seekers jump from the Kawarau bridge that stands 43 meters (141 feet) over the kawarau river.