The iconic silhouette of Rangitoto Island in Auckland’s Waitemata harbour is this country’s youngest volcano, at only 600 years old. This makes it the perfect place to learn about how life populates an area.

Travel to Tiritiri Matangi in this video from the Meet the Locals series. It's island sanctuary open to the public where you can hear and see some of New Zealand’s rarest birds, including takahē and saddleback/tīeke.

This video takes us to Tiritiri Matangi where we meet the volunteers behind one of the most successful conservation projects in the entire world.

Watch a video about Taiaroa Head, where you'll find the one of world's largest seabirds, the Northern royal albatross.

Watch a video about New Zealand’s tuatara and find out how the tuatara ‘headstart’ programme works.

Just outside of Rotorua you’ll find the newest geothermal site in the world, the Waimangu Valley. Watch this video to discover more about this unique area.

Discover stalagmites, stalactites and glowworm grottos in this video on the underground world of the Waitomo caves.