Did you know?*Bungee jumping was invented by a New Zealander?
*Gisborne is the first city in the world to see the New Year?
*The steepest street in the world is located in Dunedin?
*30% of New Zealand's native birds are flightless?
The ancient Maori name for New Zealand is 'Aotearoa' (pronounced ay-oh-tea-ah- row-ah)-meaning 'Land of the Long White Cloud.'
There are 16 regions of New ZealandNorth Island1
Northland Region *** Capital: Whangarei
***
Bay of Islands2
Auckland *** Auckland City
3
Waikato *** Hamilton
4
Bay of Plenty ***
Tauranga ***
Rotorua 5
East Cape *** Gisborne
6
Hawke's Bay ***
Napier 7
Taranaki *** New Plymouth
8
Manawatu-Wanganui ***
Palmerston North 9
Wellington *** Wellington
South Island10
Tasman *** Richmond
11
Nelson *** Nelson
12
Marlborough ***Blenheim
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Picton13
West Coast *** Greymouth
14
Canterbury ***
Christchurch ***
Akaroa***
Kaikoura15
Otago ***
Dunedin ***
Queenstown16
Southland *** Invercargill
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Spring (September to November)
Summer (December to February)
Autumn (March to May)*
Winter (June to August)
*April & May are some of the best months to travel to New Zealand. Experience warm autumn weather but miss the crowds of summer for a really enjoyable break. 
