Explore NZ Travel Blog

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 great place to enjoy the outdoors. From our amazing walks to cruising the waters to skydiving out of aeroplanes – there are so many ways to see our beautiful country. One of the most popular is cycling. Whether it’s on the road or off-road, we love our cycling here in New …

10 of New Zealand’s Best Bike Rides to Check Out This Summer 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 »

You will often find us writing about the best places to visit in New Zealand. It’s our job to keep you up to date with all the hot spots that you need to check out on your trip to New Zealand. However, we’re also about the adventure. We’re not called GO Explore for no reason. …

7 of New Zealand’s most underrated places you should visit this summer Read More »

So, we know how New Zealand is one of the coolest places in the world to live. We are consistently ranked in the top 5 countries in the world to live in which is pretty neat. That’s why it’s easy to understand why so many people head over here to live. Whether you’re a Brit, …

12 Things that will happen if you move to New Zealand Read More »

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 …

10 things you can only do in New Zealand Read More »

Updated: 10 January 2017 Ever wondered what it would be like to take a trip to Middle Earth? Would you have fancied taking the ring back to Mount Doom with Frodo? If you are a Lord of the Rings fanatic then New Zealand is the place for you. All three of the trilogy movies were …

Lord of the Rings Filming Locations and Tour Read More »