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New Zealand is a pretty special place. No arguments from anyone on that one. We have amazing beaches, beautiful national parks, oodles of wildlife, towering mountains and heaps of green space. We’re not on our own with these things though. Scotland was recently voted the most beautiful country in the world. They were joined by …

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New Zealand is not short on thrill-seeking, adventure activities. From bungy to whitewater rafting, skydiving to zorbing, jet boating to canyon swinging…there’s something for even the most hardened adventure enthusiast. If you’re looking to try something a bit different then canyoning is really taking off. Canyoning lets you get up close and personal with New …

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It’s true. The whole world seems to be a little obsessed with New Zealand. It’s easy for us to see why. It’s a pretty special place that’s for sure, but just what is it that gets people worked up into a tizz about our beautiful country? Well, we decided to take a look at the …

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Check out some of the most famous filming locations from the Kiwi-Oz TV show that has taken off That’s right. If you’re a fan of the hit TV One (or Channel Seven if you’re in Aussie or the BBC if you’re in the UK) production 800 Words then a trip to Auckland needs to be …

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Rotorua is GO Play central. If you are looking to maximise your discounts with your exclusive GO Play card, head to Rotorua. We have no less than 19 GO Play partners based in the geothermal capital and that means two things: There are loads of awesome activities to get involved with in Rotorua You will …

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Here at GO Rentals, we like to make your trip around New Zealand as easy and as much fun as possible. From our awesome road trip itineraries to our informative blog posts (like this one!), we like to give you as much information as we can to make planning your trip of a lifetime as …

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Just in case you were thinking we had slipped back to 1997, Pokémon really is back and we couldn’t resist jumping on the bandwagon – there’s such a nice symmetry between Pokémon Go and GO Rentals! What is Pokémon Go? In a nutshell, Pokémon is a Nintendo franchise that launched in the 1990s. In Pokémon …

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If you want to get back to those glorious days where the simplest pleasure in life came from flying a kite, then get yourself on Netflix, dig out Mary Poppins and sing along! Seriously though, the best way to get out and enjoy some hard core kite flying is to get yourself down to the …

Otaki Kite Festival – Let’s go fly a kite! Read More »