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Heritage Attractions

Old Stone, Odd Contraptions and Living History

NZ heritage doesn't always mean a stuffy museum behind velvet ropes. Oamaru in Coastal Otago is probably my favourite example of this done right. The whitestone buildings in the old quarter are genuinely beautiful, and then someone went and layered SteamPunk HQ on top of it all, which is just brilliantly weird. Local brews, real fruit ice creams, kids losing their minds on the rope playground. It's a good afternoon.

Central Otago does it differently. The Queenstown Region and Ida Valley don't need a lot of fanfare. The Ophir Historic Bridge is just there, in a valley that already feels like time forgot it existed. Over in Nelson, I'd head for the Cathedral area and walk down to South Street. Old colonial streetscape, still intact. Langfords Store nearby is the kind of place you go in to buy a postcard and come out two hours later.

Worth Knowing About Up North

If you're heading through Northland, Waitangi is the big one for NZ history. It's where the Treaty was signed and the grounds and museum do it proper justice. The RANKERS promo code gets you a discount on entry there, which is a nice heads-up if you're already planning to stop in Paihia.

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North Island ▷ Tairāwhiti Gisborne ▷

Tikitiki Church

East Cape

4.8 1 review

Historic Maori Church

North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷

4.7 5 reviews

Victorian celebrations

South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷

4.6 12 reviews

New Zealand's only victorian town!

South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷

4.6 10 reviews

Waitangi Treaty Grounds waka shelter

North Island ▷ Northland ▷

4.5 92 reviews

The Waitangi Treaty Grounds is New Zealand's most important historic site and are an absolute must-do when you are in the Bay of Islands - the...

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North Island ▷ Hawkes Bay ▷

4.5 16 reviews

South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷

4.5 1 review

South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

4.4 5 reviews

2 km return | 1 hour return

The Nelson Cathedral

South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷

4.4 2 reviews

The Christ Church Cathedral overlooks the city business district at the top of Nelson's main street. Built mainly of Takaka marble, the cathedral...

Old St Pauls Church, Wellington

North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷

4.4 2 reviews

Breathtakingly Beautiful Church

Old Chinese miners hut

South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷

4.4 14 reviews

400 m return | upto 40 minutes return

The Fire Brigade

North Island ▷ Hawkes Bay ▷

4.4 11 reviews

A self-guided walk through Napier's art deco precinct

South Island ▷ Central Otago ▷

4.4 1 review

The Bendigo goldfields were some of New Zealand’s most lucrative!

A true New Zealand icon - the Beehive

North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷

4.3 34 reviews

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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷

4.3 31 reviews

South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷

4.3 7 reviews

South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷

4.2 5 reviews

South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

Westland Tai Poutini National Park

DOC - Franz Josef Visitor Centre

4.1 10 reviews

Start your journey through New Zealand's stunning landscapes at a Department of Conservation (DOC) Visitor Centre. Information about conservation...

South Island ▷ Central Otago ▷

4.1 9 reviews

South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

4.1 67 reviews

South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

4.1 6 reviews

South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷

4.1 1 review

North Island ▷ Northland ▷

4 2 reviews

North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷

4 112 reviews

Tiny

South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷

4 27 reviews

Excavated Whare.

North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷

3.9 61 reviews

Discover Te Wairoa the village buried by the 1886 Eruption of Mount Tarawera. Rotorua's premier Heritage Attraction

North Island ▷ Northland ▷

3.9 3 reviews

South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷

3.8 3 reviews

North Island ▷ Northland ▷

3.8 1 review

Possibly the most photographed "public loo" in New Zealand, and possibly in the world.

North Island ▷ Northland ▷

3.7 2 reviews