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Bring some bread to feed the ducks, and pack a picnic, a relaxing rural parkland awaits you.

Duntroon is home to incredible geological formations that bring visitors from all over the world.

Art aficionados will have a visit here firmly on their itinerary, but as one of the country’s most significant art museums, there’s something to delight and inspire almost anyone.

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Dolbel Reserve, Taradale – With its grassy slopes and shady trees, this is a pretty place to go for a wander. Locals like to slide down the hills on cardboard so if there’s a kid in you (or with you!) bring your own box and have some fun.

Lap up lakeside splendour with a choice of two walks starting out at Old Cromwell Town.

A beautiful, native bush reserve with a picnic area, on the banks of the Hangaroa River. Good fishing, safe swimming, picnic and camping facilities.

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Solitude and relaxation in order? Drift Bay is where it’s at. It may not be far from Queenstown, but it’s a world away from fast-paced action and adventure.

Catch the ferry across the harbour to Eastbourne, and you’ll touch down at fashionable Day’s Bay, where you can swim, go on a bush walk, fish from the wharf, or feed the ducks in Williams Park.