New Zealand Holiday – Fauna and Flora

Get back to nature on your New Zealand Holiday

With few natural enemies, native birdlife in New Zealand is abundant with many colorful species providing excellent sights and sounds for holidaymakers and locals alike. Birding can be an excellent addition to any New Zealand holiday, and bird watchers from around the globe are well catered for with many specialized tours to birdlife hotspots.

Native forests…

It is important to note that there are still large areas of the country where the native forests still dominate the landscape, with a blend of large kauri, rimu and other trees towering above a range of native ferns and shrubbery. Native birdlife abounds as well, so these native forests are a birdwatcher’s paradise. Kiwi Wildlife have many resources for including birdwatching as part of your tour – click here to visit, and NZBirds have details of a huge number of birdwatching areas you can visit and explore in New Zealand. Click here for their website. Try both sites for options that suit your particular style of holiday.

If your visit to New Zealand is planned around the Christmas/New Year period, you will be in time to witness the flowering of the magnificent Pohutakawa trees which line many New Zealand beaches. Pohutakawa are often referred to as the New Zealand Christmas tree due to the timing and vibrancy of their flowering cycle.

Horticulture also plays a big part in the lives of many New Zealanders, with many of the country’s universities and polytechnics engaged in a raft of horticultural research and training programs. Botanical gardens are an outstanding feature in many of the country’s cities and visits to some of these should definitely be included as must-do’s on your New Zealand holiday. The Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture has a wealth of information regarding notable gardens and parks that you may visit. Click here to visit their website.

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