Seven Wonders of New Zealand

The Milford Sound is a fjord and found in South Island’s southwest area. Milford Sound has been dubbed as the top travel destination in the international survey of the 2008 Travellers’ Choice Awards. Trip Advisor has also labeled this fjord as the most favorite destination of New Zealand.

The Sky Tower is one of the iconic structures in the New Zealand skyline. This serves as an observation and telecommunications tower, which has a height of 1,076 feet (328 m). The Sky Tower is the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere that is freestanding.

This precinct is part of Napier’s central business district. The Napier Art Deco Historic Precinct is situated between the coastal margin of the Heretaunga Plains and the Hawke Bay’s shoreline. Its authenticity in material, workmanship and design, are what made the Napier Art Deco Precinct historic.

The Waitangi Treaty Grounds is a complex located in the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand. The complex is where the historic Treaty of Waitangi or more commonly known simply as The Treaty was first signed in 1840.

This UNESCO World Heritage Site that can be found in the South West of New Zealand. The Te Wahipounamu features plants, rocks and animals that can take tourists back to a time when New Zealand was still a part of the ancient Gondwana continent.

The Waitomo Glowworm Caves are found in Waitomo, which is located on New Zealand’s North Island. The Cave is most famous for the population of Arachnocampa luminosa, more commonly known as the glowworms, which can only be found in New Zealand.

The Stone Store is New Zealand’s oldest stone building, which can be traced back to 1832 to 1836. The building was designed by John Hobbs, a Wesleyan missionary, while William Parrott, and Australian convict, built the stone building.

Pompallier was built in 1841 is known as New Zealand’s oldest surviving Roman Catholic Church. The Pompallier was established by Roman Catholic Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pomapllier, hence the name of the Church. Almost 40,000 religious texts were printed in this very building.

The Kemp House is known to be New Zealand’s oldest building, built in 1820 to 1821. The Kemp House was built by missionary carpenters and Maori sawyers from the Church Missionary Society, an organization from London. This building was built 20 years before the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.

Mount Cook, located in the Southern Alps of the South Island, is the tallest mountain in New Zealand.  Mount Cook reaches a peak of 12,316 feet (3,724 m).  The first ascent to the peak occurred in 1894.

Franz Josef Glacier, found on the coast of the South Island, is a 7.5 mile (12 km) long glacier.  It is part of the Westland Tai Poutini National Park and is unique in that it has descended to less than 980 feet (300 m) above sea level.

Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and spherical boulders that are scattered across Koekohe Beach.  The boulders are found isolated or in groups throughout the beach area.  They is a question on how they were created and how they got there.

Tongariro National Park is New Zealand's first national park and the 4th National Park estalbished in the world.  Tongariro National Park features active volcanoes and a variety of other engagements with nature.