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VINEYARDS, WAIHEKE ISLAND<br />
“Kiwis may be relaxed by<br />
nature but New Zealand<br />
has more adventure sports<br />
and activities on offer<br />
than anywhere else in<br />
the world”<br />
DRINKS IN AUCKLAND’S TRENDY SPOT, PONSONBY CENTRAL<br />
SKIING TREBLE CONE ABOVE LAKE WANAKA<br />
TAKEAWAY CRAYFISH IN KAIKOURA<br />
hire and accommodation, as well as a Food and<br />
Wine Lovers’ Delight tour of the Esk Valley, Te Mata,<br />
Clearview, Craggy Range and Trinity Hall estates in<br />
the Hawke’s Bay area.<br />
For adrenaline junkies<br />
Head for heights? After an adrenaline rush?<br />
You’ve come to the right place. Kiwis may<br />
be extremely relaxed by nature but they<br />
have a head for thrills and spills, with more<br />
adventure sports and activities on offer than<br />
anywhere else in the world.<br />
As for adrenaline rushes, Zegos (quad<br />
bikes on water), Seabreachers (waterbased<br />
whale-shaped pods) and Riverbugs<br />
(inflatable armchairs on river rapids) are the<br />
newest crazes to hit the country.<br />
Visitors to New Zealand can bungee<br />
jump, sky dive, white-water raft, ski, heli-ski,<br />
jet-boat, zip-line, abseil, climb and Zorb.<br />
You can even jump head first off Auckland<br />
Harbour Bridge.<br />
With its high mountains and fast rivers,<br />
Queensland still wears the adrenaline<br />
capital crown, however. This is where<br />
the original (Kawarau) and highest (Nevis)<br />
bungee jumps can be found, as well as<br />
plenty of places to white water raft, jet-boat,<br />
skydive, ski and heli-ski.<br />
Canyoning – abseiling down mountain<br />
faces, leaping into waterfalls and basically<br />
scrambling to safety - takes place in remote<br />
mountain locations in Auckland, Nelson,<br />
Canterbury and Wanaka, while zip-lining –<br />
flying through the air on a wire – is popular<br />
in Waiheke Island and Rotorua. Rotorua is<br />
also where Zorbing can be done – rolling<br />
downhill in a big plastic ball (of course).<br />
Where to stay<br />
STONERIDGE ESTATE is a five-star<br />
boutique lodge with majestic mountain and<br />
lake views. Built using reclaimed iron, stone<br />
and slate, the grand property has just 10<br />
rooms, each with beamed ceilings and<br />
floor-to-ceiling windows letting the outdoors<br />
in. After a day of adrenaline-fuelled pursuits<br />
sink into the outdoor hot tub with a glass<br />
sellingtravel.co.uk
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