Ada River Info, Canterbury

The seaside settlement of Kaikoura, situated midway between Christchurch and Picton on the rugged east coast of New Zealand's South Island, is overlooked by majestic mountains, which are snow-capped for many months of the year.

Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, and Rotorua District is the encompassing local authority area.

Te Kinga is a settlement on Lake Brunner, the largest lake in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island, 31 kilometres from Greymouth. Te Kinga boasts unspoiled wilderness surroundings offer a wealth of water-orientated recreational pursuits - fly fishing, power boating, sea & whitewater kayaking, water-skiing, windsurfing, sailing and swimming. If you want to take it easy, or take it to extremes, there's bush walking to mountain biking, exploring to kayaking. There are several National Parks accessible for day trips. The activities you enjoy can be as relaxing or as challenging as you want