For many people around the world New Zealand sounds like this mysterious land, full of spectacular natural wonders and Kiwis, which can refer to the fruit, the bird, and the people. Part of that comes, of course, from the fact that it was the set of the iconic Lord Of The Rings series, but anyone who’s ever stepped foot in the country knows that it’s way more than that.
If you haven’t had the chance to explore New Zealand yourself, you might have to do with browsing stuff online; but, since you’re already here, at least you won’t have to look too far.
Today we want to show you some things that make New Zealand special, covering everything from beautiful nature, to wonderful people, and equally as wonderful fauna, so if you’re curious to see what life there is like, wait no longer and scroll down to find some posts that sum it up best on the list below.
#1 Terrifying. New Zealand Airport
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#2 The Glow Worms Are Absolutely Thriving With Reduced Tourist Numbers
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#3 There's A Giant Sculpture In New Zealand That Gives The Illusion Of Being A Cartoon Piece Of Paper On A Hilltop
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#4 Trees At New Zealand's Southernmost Tip Grow Sideways Because They're Constantly Swept By Antartic Winds
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#5 New Zealand's 1news Prime-Time Anchor Oriini Kaipara Wears A Traditional Face Tattoo For Māori Women
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#6 Making Its Breed World Debut In New Zealand, Dubbed “The Worlds Cutest Sheep”
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#7 Giant Squid Washed Up On New Zealand Beach
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#8 Asperatus Clouds Over New Zealand
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#9 New Zealand Police Have A Guinea Pig For A Mascot
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#10 I Look Forward To The National Aquarium Of New Zealand's Naughty/Good Penguins Every Month!
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#11 A Group Of Archaeologists Discovered A Claw Of A Bird (Flesh And Muscles Still Attached To It) While Digging Down In A Cave In New Zealand
Later, the archaeologists confirmed that it is a foot of extinct bird moa which disappeared from earth some 700 - 800 years ago.
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#12 The Newest Recruit Of New Zealand Police
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#13 This Pool Full Of Crystals In Nettlebed Cave, New Zealand. It’s Hundreds Of Metres Below The Ground, Far Beyond Where Natural Light Has Ever Penetrated
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#14 Gotta Love This Crazy Little City
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#15 Tauranga Billboard. Yes This Is Real
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#16 The Wings Of A Kea Parrot In New Zealand
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#17 The Milky Way Burning Bright And Rising Over Lake Heron, New Zealand
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#18 A Man From New Zealand Was Allowed To Wear A Pasta Strainer On Head For His Licence Photo (He Stated It Was For Religious Purposes)
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#19 A Photoshoot Of Car Crash Survivors For A New Zealand Road Safety Campaign To Demonstrate How Seat Belts Saved Their Lives
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#20 The Colour Of This Shark My Mate Caught Off The Coast Of New Zealand. It Was Released Afterwards
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#21 Passive Aggressive Plaque At Victoria University
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#22 When Your Casual Kayaking Trip Suddenly Turns Into An Indiana Jones Movie. (New Zealand)
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#23 The Silver Fern Pin I Received When Granted Citizenship
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#24 New Zealand
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#25 We Made An Earth Sandwich! (Bread On Exact Opposite Points Of The Globe, Facing The Same Way At The Same Time And The Same Kind Of Bread)
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#26 Whoever Has Been Making These, Thank You!
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#27 Wellington Be Like
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#28 Custom Made Coffin In New Zealand
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#29 The Deputy Prime Minister Of New Zealand
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#30 Got To Pet A Kiwi Before It Was Released Into The Wild
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#31 Never Mind Milford Sound And Snow-Capped Mountains. This Is New Zealand
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#32 Psa In Dunedin
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#33 So You Want To Move To New Zealand
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#34 Think About Your Neighbour Before You Vote. Good Luck To All
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#35 Christchurch Police Ask Facebook For Information On A 23 Year Old Man Wanted For Arrest…
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#36 A Lonely Tree Under The Milky Way In Wanaka, New Zealand By Mike Mackinven
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#38 This Time It Will Be Different
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#39 What A Twenty Minute Walk Near My Home In Auckland Looks Like.. If You're Someone Who Enjoys Exercise And A Night Time Stroll, Take A Bag With You And Help Out. Let's Keep Our Own Communities Clean!
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#40 Summer Sunrise At Whananaki, New Zealand
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#41 Incredible Shot Of A Native New Zealand Kea By Wildlife Filmmaker Madeleine Brennan
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#42 Coromandel, New Zealand
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#43 8 Day Old Round Boi
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#44 Mt Taranaki Being Projected Onto The Ocean At Sunrise. Well Worth The 2am Start
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#45 Moonrise, Mt Aspiring New Zealand
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#46 Never Forget The Glory And Majesty Of New Zealand
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#47 Today I Stopped In Woodville, New Zealand. They Have A Sign Pointing To All The Other Woodville's And Their Distance
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#48 A World Record For A Red Stags Antlers In New Zealand
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#49 A Fork, A Spoon And A Moon... A Royal Spoonbill Sits Atop Of A Branch Basking In The Glow Of The Nearly Full Moon In Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand... Photo By Andrew Caldwell
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#50 It Only Takes About 3 Hours To Get From The East To West Coast Of New Zealand, But I Still Love To Stop Half Way For The Night And Photograph The Stars In Arthur's Pass
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#51 Maori Dancer At The National Kapa Haka Festival
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#52 Marco Is 7 Years Old. He Doesn't Go For Walks, Marco Goes Hunting. His Prey Of Choice Is The Road Cone. He Shakes Them, And Sometimes Wrestles And Drowns Cones In The River Like An Alligator Before Proudly Strutting His Victim Around Town. We Love You Cone Dog!
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#53 I Took Infrared Film To Milford Valley, New Zealand
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#54 Orcas In Oriental Bay
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#55 Baby Seal Chilling In The Sun At Queen's Wharf
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#56 Meteorite Found Yesterday In New Zealand
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#57 New Zealand Trucking Company Goes All Out For Their Christmas Card Photo
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#58 New Zealand Has Handled Covid So Well That Now Even The Police Are Partying At One Of The Biggest Festivals Of The Year
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#59 Every Day I See Americans Talk About Us Online
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#60 Seeking Revenge Against All The Maps Without Nz
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#61 Applying For Mortgage In A Time Of Gouging Rents
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#62 Kia Ora
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#63 A New Zealand Icon
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#64 Tourist In Nz Starter Pack
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#65 Too Relatable
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#66 Only In New Zealand
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#67 Shhh.. Don't Tell Them
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#68 LOL
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#69 Perfect Response Really
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#70 Meanwhile, Out On The Yacht
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#71 “Shrek" (1994-2011) Was A Merino Sheep From New Zealand. He Escaped And Avoided Shearing For Six Years By Hiding In A Cave
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#72 New Zealand’s Oldest Living Wwii Veteran Ron Hermanns (108) Standing In His Driveway, Anzac Day 2020
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#73 Hard Work Pays Off
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#74 I'm A Kiwi
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#75 Credit: I Love New Zealand Fb Page
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#76 The Best Crane In The World ( At Queensgate Mall)
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#77 Put Your Mask On Mate!
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#78 Lazer Kiwi In Ukraine. Never Been So Proud
New Zealanders in a foreign legion flying the Lazer kiwi flag while defending Ukraine.
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#79 New Zealand Cuisine At It's Absolute Finest
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#80 Im Not From Nz. I Dont Live In Nz (I Live In Canada) But A Small Piece Of Heaven From Your Part Of The World Has Come To My Home Town
From A Local Restaurant Called Humble Pie I Present... A Minced Meat And Cheese Humble Pie. Thank You For This Tasteful Mouthful Of Heaven Nz!
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