Explore NZ Travel Blog

One of the best ways to explore New Zealand is on a self-drive tour. Whether you choose a rental car or a campervan, you need to make sure you’re confident and comfortable driving on our roads. New Zealand’s roads are different from those you come across in countries like Australia, the US and the UK. …

Driving in New Zealand – what you need to know Read More »

New Zealand is a beautiful country that attracts visitors from all around the world. Its untouched and rugged beauty is what most captivates people and there’s nothing that quite compares to walking along our endless coasts or hiking through our beautiful mountain ranges. What people don’t often realise is that there’s another way to view our …

The 5 best scenic helitours in New Zealand Read More »

We are super-excited to unveil New Zealand’s first driving simulator, designed to replicate the on-road experience for rental car drivers in New Zealand. It’s just one of the many ways in which GO Rentals is tackling road safety here in New Zealand, for Kiwis and international visitors alike. Rental car simulator that could save lives …

Drive smart, drive safe with our new rental car simulator Read More »

We’re super-proud to have been announced as a finalist in the New Zealand Tourism Awards for 2018. This year saw a record number of New Zealand tourism operators enter the prestigious awards with 32 companies and stakeholders shortlisted across the ten categories. Leading the way in visitor experience We have been shortlisted in the ServiceIQ …

GO Rentals announced as NZ Tourism Awards Finalist Read More »

Everybody knows that New Zealand is the home of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies. It’s no secret that Peter Jackson chose New Zealand as the perfect destinations to represent Middle-Earth and there are some great posts covering some of the most famous filming locations. We have indeed covered this very popular topic …

5 of the best Lord of the Rings filming locations you can actually visit Read More »

New Zealand is an awesome place to live and work. So many people come here on holiday, fall in love with the place and eventually move back here to live and work. But how do you ensure that your move to New Zealand is a success? It can be difficult to capture that holiday magic. …

The Best Places to Live in New Zealand – 10 of our favourite destinations Read More »

New Zealand is a haven for walkers and lovers of the outdoors. We have so many parks and open spaces that the biggest problem you will have is deciding where to go. We have 14 National Parks, as well as hundreds of regional parks, spread throughout the country and they all have fantastic walking tracks …

Five of New Zealand’s National Parks that will blow you away Read More »

Before we start, let’s just say that this is not a post bashing our Aussie neighbours. We do in fact love our Aussies neighbours (most of the time) which is why we welcome so many of them to our beautiful country every year. We also like to head across the ditch ourselves from time to …

9 reasons why Australians love New Zealand Read More »