Tourism in New Zealand

overview of tourism in New Zealand

The Wairarapa (; ) is a geographical region of New Zealand located in the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay Region. It is lightly populated, having several rural service towns, with Masterton being the largest. It is named after its largest lake, Lake Wairarapa.

Tourism of locations associated with the J. R. R. Tolkien's "Middle earth" franchise