Living in an island nation means that most New Zealanders are never very far from the coast and, as a result, water sports are extremely popular. Visitors can view the landscape from the deck of a yacht or motor launch, indulge in a dinner cruise or combine boating with fishing, diving or whale watching. Get even closer to the water in a kayak or canoe.

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Dive! Tutukaka & Perfect Day

Dive! Tutukaka & Perfect Day

Above and below water, the Poor Knights Islands are abundantly populated with unique and incredibly varied plant, animal and fish life, and thoroughly deserve their protected status.

Qualmark Enviro Gold Qualmark Endorsed Visitor Activity
The Helmsman

The Helmsman Luxury Cruises

Indulge your guests in luxury on the pristine waters of the Marlborough Sounds. Nirvana is a beautifully appointed Maritimo 60 luxury vessel.

Endeavour Express

Endeavour Express

In Marlborough’s beautiful Queen Charlotte Sound you can travel with Endeavour Express – the region’s only carbon-neutral water transport provider and also the best backpacker specialist.

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Fuller Ferries

Fullers

Discover Auckland Harbour and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf with Fullers. Take a 40-minute cruise to Waiheke Island with its stunning vineyards, beaches, coastal walks and cafés.

Hells Gate and Wai Ora Spa

Hells Gate Mud Trail & Mud Spa

Hells Gate is New Zealand’s most active geothermal park, with boiling mud pools, a mud volcano and the Southern Hemisphere’s only hot-water waterfall.

Qualmark Enviro Silver Qualmark Endorsed Visitor Activity
River Rats Raft & Kayak

River Rats Raft & Kayak

River Rats have been offering quality adventures for over 25 years. They are Qualmark-endorsed and foundation members of the Rotorua Sustainable Tourism Charter.

Qualmark Enviro Silver Qualmark Endorsed Visitor Activity
Kaitiaki Adventures

Kaitiaki Adventures

Kaitiaki mixes adrenaline and culture, providing culturally immersed river trips with local knowledge and history.

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The Riverboat Waireka 1908

The Riverboat Waireka 1908

Experience a cultural cruise with Maori hosts,who welcome you aboard with a karanga (a Maori call of welcome). The only cruise of its kind in New Zealand.

Serious Fun Riversurfing

Serious Fun Riversurfing

Come white water riverboarding down the mighty Kawarau River with the inventors and pioneers of riversurfing.

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Skippers Canyon Jet

Skippers Canyon Jet

Jet boat the Shotover river with Skippers Canyon Jet. A spectacular 30 minutes of true South Island jet boating between sheer canyon walls of the Shotover river, in the solitude of Skippers Canyon.

Qualmark Enviro Silver Qualmark Endorsed Visitor Activity
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