A: Black water rafting, exploring subterranean rivers and caves on various flotation devices, has become an increasingly popular pastime in New Zealand. Waitomo, a Maori word meaning water hole or ...

My biggest challenge wasn’t the cold water, narrow walls, low ceiling or fast-moving water in New Zealand ... dark-water rafting — for our trip to the North Island in February.

The Central North Island of New Zealand – Bay of Plenty ... list below for your motivation to visit our neighbours. Family Rafting on the Tongariro River The “Family Floats” rafting ...

The river is also extremely popular for its white-water rafting and kayaking, and its proximity to New Zealand’s most ... (the highest point on the North Island), Ngauruhoe (recognizable as ...

New Zealand has a notoriously rumbly tummy, but most of the geological tumult is on the North Island. There are several ... skydives, rafting and a zillion other ways to test your nerve.