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Across the country, chefs are highlighting native ingredients, indigenous cooking techniques and practices like foraging, accelerating the exploration of New Zealand’s gastronomical story. The mara kai, or gardening for food, is a Māori practice fast becoming a focal point again for local communities.

 

The craft beer industry continues to grow rapidly, with breweries and distilleries refining their process and adding distinctive Kiwi flair such as kawakawa infusions. A homegrown whisky movement is beginning to establish the definition of what a New Zealand whisky is, with 19 distilleries around the country. There's also no shortage of good wine in New Zealand, with over 40 varieties across 10 regions.

Famous for its breath-taking scenery through hiking tracks and trails, there are only a select few that hold the coveted title of being named one New Zealand’s Great Walks.  

These multiple-day walks offer the very best of New Zealand’s great outdoors, passing through some of the most rich and diverse scenery the country has to offer, including National Parks, coastal trails, native forests and mountain passes. A great way to enable more people to enjoy and be inspired by nature to help protect it.

April 2022 marks the 30^th Anniversary of the Great Walks, an incredible achievement that shows the popularity of these trails and stands as testament to both locals and visitors respecting the land and conserving these areas of outstanding natural beauty.

One walk to spotlight is the - Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track Walk, named the eleventh addition to New Zealand’s Great Walks Network, a 61km loop through Fiordland, providing access to a spectacular southern coastline, forests, dramatic alpine tops and historic viaducts.  

 

There are also other ways to immerse yourself in the beautiful nature while being active with cycle and shorter trail options.

Māori are the tangata whenua (indigenous people) of New Zealand. Māori is a deeply spiritual culture and the concept of te ao Māori, or Māori world view, acknowledges the interconnection of all living and non-living things.

Tikanga, or Māori customs, are an important part of daily life, such as manaakitanga; welcoming guests with warm hospitality or kaitiakitanga, the respect and guardianship Māori have for the natural world.  Māori culture is central to New Zealand’s identity and informs the Kiwi landscape.

Manea Footprints of Kupe is a significant story for Northland, as it celebrates Māori "sense of place", past, present and future and ensures that our tupuna (ancestors) are shared and remembered. 

A place of great spiritual and cultural significance to the local people of Ngati Porou, Maunga Hikurangi is a gateway to great Māori history and the legendary feats of Maui and his whanau (family).

Stand before nine magnificent whakairo (carvings) – each larger than life and holding a story you can see, hear and touch on top of a sacred maunga (mountain) – the highest non-volcanic peak in the North Island.

Air New Zealand is a world-class airline, focused on connecting New Zealanders to each other and New Zealand to the world. It is the flag carrier of New Zealand and an award-winning airline, certified for excellence in safety, onboard products, and a uniquely Kiwi service experience.

Explore more of New Zealand by connecting seamlessly onto Air New Zealand’s network of over 20 domestic destinations. All of the domestic seat options come with flexibility so you can make changes to your travel plans. High touch surfaces are disinfected regularly, and extra steps are implemented to ensure all the aircraft, lounges and airports are frequently cleaned to ensure every journey together is a safe and enjoyable one.

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Enjoy quarantine-free entry to Singapore for fully vaccinated travellers without any on-arrival test from 1 April 2022. Find out more.

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