Did you know: With over 3 million lakes 9% of Canadian territory is actually fresh water and over 60% of all the lakes in the world are found within its borders.
The Tour of New Zealand, in only its second year has captured the imaginational of cycle riders throughout the world. The event is a challenging but non-competitive multi day cycle tour based on the professional tours, such as the Tour de France, but aimed at amateur and recreational cyclists.
Yes, this is great news; Kiwi Rail is reinstating the Otorohanga stop on its Northern Explorer train service between Auckland and Wellington so you can visit Waitomo Caves. It will be on a ‘booked stop’ basis so if there are no booked passengers the train will not stop. Kiwi Rail and Waikato Tourism are developing packages to include the train fares, accommodation.