Though barely visible on a map, Whakaari is one of the ... For years, Whakaari was a major tourist attraction in New Zealand's North Island. Not only would tourism companies lead boat tours ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The owners ... was a popular tourist destination before the eruption and was reached by boat or helicopter from the North Island’s Bay of Plenty.

The volcanic island lies about 50km off New Zealand’s North Island and 200km from Auckland, the country’s largest city. Once a popular tourist destination, it has been off limits since 2019 ...

Big screen stand-in for Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, New Zealand is a dream destination ... fjords—blanket the nation’s main North and South islands, located off the ...