Family Travel
Holiday ideas for Auckland families with children and teens
Looking for some inspiration of where to go on holiday with your family? Have a read about day trips out of Auckland, weekend and school holiday trips to cities and towns in New Zealand, and overseas holidays.
If you are visiting Auckland we have you covered too. Read about what’s on in Auckland for Kids, fun family attractions, best playgrounds, swimming pools, summmer splashpads, indoor playgrounds and activities for wet days, Auckland’s best beaches, kid friendly restaurants and cafes and more fun things to do when you visit Auckland.
New Zealand Facts
Discover New Zealand’s population, major cities, islands, official languages, geography, famous New Zealanders and more interest facts.
New Zealand’s most Beautiful Lavender Farms
Wanaka Lavender Farm Who dosen’t love the bright blue purple lavender flower and when they are viewed blooming en-masse in a lavender farm they look even more stunning. To appreciate
Top 10 things to do in Matakana with Kids
Fun things to do on a family day out in Matakana with kids within one hour of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city.
Pop-up Penguins Public Art Trail in Christchurch
Christchurch is hosting a very special waddle of visitors over the summer school holidays. Families can enjoy finding the 120 penguins decorated by artists and school children in the FREE Pop Up Penguins public art trail when visiting Christchurch this summer.
Public transport for kids and teens in Auckland
Find out where to buy an AT HOP card for kids, how you use an AT HOP card, what they cost and more about children and school travelling on Auckland Transport.
Family activities to inspire wanderlust
Are you suffering from holiday deprivation? Is the family pining for an overseas getaway? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. But guess what, you don’t always have to get on a
Best 25 things to do in Hamilton with kids
Here is our pick of the top 25 things to do with kids in Hamilton, New Zealand. There are lots of fun parks, attractions and activities for kids making it a fun place to visit for a day out, or to go for a family holiday.
Great Barrier Island, the first island in the world to gain international dark sky status
Great Barrier Island, off the north-eastern coast of Auckland, New Zealand was the first island in the world to be designated an International Dark Sky Sanctuary.
Best things to do with kids in Dunedin
Our pick of 25 of the BEST things to do in Dunedin on a family holiday with kids. See wildlife including penguins, albatrosses, kiwis, seals, castles, museums, street art, gardens, pools and nature walks.
Where can you see kiwi birds in New Zealand?
See New Zealand’s national endangered bird, the kiwi with the kids at these BEST kiwi sanctuaries and houses in NZ with your kids on your next family holiday.
New Zealand’s BEST short walks and day hikes
19 of the BEST short walks and day hikes to explore the great outdoors in New Zealand
Visit the home of the Royal Albatross in Pukekura Taiaroa Head in Otago
Visit the mainland breeding colony to see the world’s largest seabirds the Albatross with your family in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand.
New Zealand family luxury escapes
Discover three of the most luxurious places to stay where the kids will be just as happy as the parents and grandparents in New Zealand. When it comes to travelling
Visiting Blue Duck Station, a taste of the wild outdoors for city kids!
Read about a New Zealand families visit to Blue Duck Station in the Ruapehu district on the Whanganui and Retaruke rivers.
