Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

The largest model carrot in the world.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Get your meal delivered via pneumatic at this former post office.

This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.