Places to visit in New Zealand
127 places to visit in New Zealand, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Fiordland National Park, Fox Glacier and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in a volume for its state or province, filed under New Zealand on your shelf.
127 travel stamps in 15 states and provinces
The best known in New Zealand
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Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
A national park in the central west of the South Island, established in October 1953 and named for Aoraki / Mount Cook, the country's highest mountain. Glaciers and peaks of the Southern Alps fill much of the park, with walking tracks near the village.
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Fiordland National Park
A vast national park in the south west corner of the South Island, covering 12,607 square kilometres and making it the largest in New Zealand. Deep glacier carved fiords such as Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound cut into its steep rainforest and mountains.
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Fox Glacier
An 11.7 kilometre long glacier in Westland Tai Poutini National Park that ends in rainforest not far from the Tasman Sea. It is named after the premier William Fox, and the village of Fox Glacier is the base for guided walks.
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Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
A fiord in Fiordland National Park, carved by glaciers and lined with cliffs rising over a kilometre from the water. Mitre Peak and the Lady Bowen and Stirling Falls make it one of the most photographed places in New Zealand.
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Mount Tongariro
A compound volcano of the Tongariro complex rising to 1,978 metres on the central North Island. Its crater and the Red Crater are crossed by the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, often called the best day walk in the country.
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New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
Five groups of remote islands south of the South Island: the Snares, Bounty, Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell Islands. They are uninhabited nature reserves and a World Heritage Site, home to huge colonies of albatross, penguins and sea lions.
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Te Wahipounamu
A World Heritage area covering about 2.6 million hectares in the south west of the South Island. It joins Fiordland, Aoraki Mount Cook, Westland Tai Poutini and Mount Aspiring national parks into one great stretch of glaciers, fiords and rainforest.
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Tongariro Alpine Crossing
A tramping track in Tongariro National Park, among the most popular day hikes in New Zealand. It crosses volcanic terrain past craters, steaming vents and coloured lakes, in a park that holds World Heritage status for both nature and Māori culture.
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Tongariro National Park
The oldest national park in New Zealand, created in 1887 on the central North Island plateau. It protects three active volcanoes, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu, and holds dual World Heritage status for its natural and Maori cultural values.
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Aoraki / Mount Cook
The highest mountain in New Zealand, rising 3,724 metres in the Southern Alps. It stands in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, and Sir Edmund Hillary trained on its slopes before his Himalayan climbs.
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Arrowtown
A gold rush town on the Arrow River, 20 minutes from Queenstown, famous for its autumn colours. The main street keeps its 1860s miners' cottages, and the Chinese settlement beside the river shows how Chinese miners lived there.
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Auckland Harbour Bridge
A motorway bridge across the Waitemata Harbour joining central Auckland to the North Shore, opened in 1959. Its original four lanes were widened in 1969 by clip on lanes added to each side, and you can walk over the harbour on its summit tour.
New Zealand by state and province
- Auckland20 stamps
- Otago19 stamps
- Canterbury16 stamps
- Southland13 stamps
- Bay of Plenty8 stamps
- Northland8 stamps
- Waikato8 stamps
- Wellington8 stamps
- Manawatū-Whanganui7 stamps
- Tasman6 stamps
- West Coast5 stamps
- Hawke's Bay4 stamps
- Marlborough2 stamps
- Taranaki2 stamps
- Chatham Islands1 stamp
Collecting in New Zealand
Does LOQAH have stamps in New Zealand?
Yes. 127 places in New Zealand have LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp, among them Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Fiordland National Park, Fox Glacier. More are added over time.
How do I collect a stamp in New Zealand?
The same way as anywhere: open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge and the date.
How are my New Zealand stamps kept?
Each state or province you collect in gets a volume of its own, and the volumes sit together under New Zealand on your shelf.
I have been to New Zealand before. Can I add those trips?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose New Zealand and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline: it is read on your phone and only the places it matches are added.
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