Inactive volcanic cones jut out of the landscape and overlook an expansive, ultramarine panorama of water with pinpoints of light dancing on its surface. Juxtaposed against this natural backdrop is Auckland with its sky-scraping buildings and white sails that dot the surrounding blue. This vista, coupled with a diversity of people, makes Auckland a city that is vibrantly alive. (continue...)
The oldest established city in New
Zealand,Christchurch
was named after Christ Church College at the University
of Oxford in Oxford,
England. With an
Anglican cathedral as the focal point of the city, manicured gardens throughout,
and even the opportunity for visitors to punt along the Avon River, Christchurch
remains one of the most English cities outside of England. The largest
centre on the South
Island, Christchurch also helps to make Canterbury the island’s
most populated region. (continue...)
