Hi there, we're Cymen and Nick and we are the co-owners of Rankers.co.nz.

Before Rankers, we ran a sea kayak company in the Abel Tasman.

It grew from a staff of one, to be the busiest kayak company in the southern hemisphere.

This was because we looked after people.

Because we looked after people, they got honest with us. They told us what was good and bad with their NZ travels.

Many of them were getting a raw deal because they were being fed the wrong info, full of marketing hooplah.

This gave a us a different purpose. In 2007 we moved away from kayaking and embraced Travel Reviews, unique to NZ.

Now travellers tell us that by using Rankers, they've seen a different side of NZ. Something they wouldn't have seen otherwise.

We are happy with that, but we've only just begun.

Trusted Reviews

• Why are Rankers' reviews trusted?

  Trusted reviews are very cool and very helpful. Untrusted reviews are a complete waste of time.

  Every review is read and checked by a real person on our crew - not just a computer.

  Nobody gets to be anonymous, every reviewer verifies their email address, and if the facts of a review are disputed, we suspend it within 24 hours while we sort out what's true.

  And for over a decade we also met travellers in person, on the road, collecting reviews with a survey form on a clipboard. A bit old fashioned, but tangible and trusted - tens of thousands of the reviews on Rankers were collected that way.

  Thank you and Respect to those who have shared their feedback with us, for no reward.

Your Privacy

• Does Rankers have a position on visitor privacy and respect?

  We keep your information private.

  We don't sell it, we don't trade it, we don't give it to anyone.

  We use the latest SSL security on every page of Rankers so you can't be ever be snooped on (like when you're on a WiFi hotspot).

  We keep no credit card info or passwords on our site.

  It's all encrypted and kept away from prying eyes.

  The value of privacy policies is to keep your information private. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.