Travel Blog

Whether you’re chasing the perfect photo stop, stretching your legs on a scenic walk, or simply soaking up nature’s power, there’s a New Zealand waterfall waiting to impress.

Discover some of New Zealand’s best-kept secrets, recommended directly by our local branch teams, and all within easy reach of a RaD Car Hire location.

In this guide, we explore New Zealand’s most scenic drives, from legendary icons like the Crown Range Road to remote treasures such as the Forgotten World Highway.

Queenstown is widely known as the adventure capital of the world and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year for bungy jumping, jet boating, skydiving, biking and more. This

New Zealand is the real-world Middle-earth, with Hobbiton, Tongariro, Glenorchy, Fiordland and the Putangirua Pinnacles all offering easy self-drive access to iconic Lord of the Rings NZ landscapes.

Kiwi slang is playful, quirky and everywhere, so learning a few NZ expressions like “chur”, “sweet as” and “jandals” makes travel slang NZ feel much less confusing and a lot more fun.

New Zealand is packed with powerful historic sites, from the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and Ruapekapeka Pā in Northland to gold rush towns like Hokitika and Arrowtown, plus colonial landmarks in Wellington, Kerikeri and Dunedin.

The Southern Scenic Route between Dunedin and Queenstown covers roughly 600 kilometres of coastline, forest, fiords and alpine lakes, and is best enjoyed over 7 to 9 days so you have time for the Catlins, Invercargill, Te Anau and Milford Sound.