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Theme Zones

 KANES visit 11 Theme Zones.  Each Zone contains great special features involving sights & learning experiences.

More theme zones visited equate to more varieties of:- great sights, adventures, learning, cultures, sciences, and humanities
 

   English Culture & Volcano Zone

   Alpine Trails Zone

   Mining & Milling Zone 

   Glaciers & Scenic Zone
 

   Adventure & Desert Zone
 

   Fiords Zone 

   Scottish Culture Zone 
 

   Local Culture Zone
  
   Active Volcano Zone
  
   Main Population Zone 
 

English Culture & Volcano Zone
●  Christchurch English planned city
●  Museum, galleries, parks & gardens
●  Earthquake devastation 2011
●  Feature filled volcano
●  Long sandy beaches & dunes
●  "Worlds best" Antarctic centre
●  Animal nature parks.
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Alpine Trails Zone  
 Highway through the Southern Alps
●  Arthur's Pass National Park
●  Mountain adventure activities
●  Hot geothermal pools
●  Intercontinental tectonic faults
●  Best value river rafting
●  Massive erosion processes
●  Major weather variations
●  Dinosaur mountain forests
●  Alpine settlements.
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mapzmma.jpg (3048 bytes) Mining & Milling Zone   
●  Industries of gold, coal, timber and jade
●  Ghost towns and struggling settlements
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●  Smashed nature now recovering
●  Life before electricity and cars
●  Wild, feature-filled uplifting coasts
●  Paparoa National Park
●  Limestone karst lands & caves.
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Glaciers & Scenic Zone  
●  Untouched dinosaur rainforests 
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Glaciers plummet from the alps
●  Inspiring walks include glaciers   
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Helicopter land on the glaciers
 
●  World Heritage Area Highway 
●  South Westland National Park
 
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Tectonics uplift, tear & shatter 
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Adventure & Desert Zone  
●  New Zealand's most popular destinations
●  "World's Adventure Capital'
●  Snow skiing, jet boating, rafting & more
●  Thriving tourists settlements
●  Place for resting & shopping
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Rugged desert mountains
●  Large glacier made lakes
●  NZ,s largest river.  
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mapfiorda.jpg (2018 bytes) Fiords Zone     Gallery
●  Worlds most spectacular fiords
●  World Heritage Area
●  Unique dinosaur rain forests
●  Multitude of spectacular water falls
●  Jaw dropping fiord cruise
●  World famous 4 day walking trails.  
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Scottish Culture Zone  Gallery
●  A replica of Scotland
●  Dunedin city built by Scottish planners
●  Treasures from past wealthy times
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Rolling emerald hills
●  Wild feature-filled coasts
●  Rifting valley
●  NZ's friendliest locals
●  University and museum
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Rich dairy, sheep and grain farmlands  more>

Alpine Grandeur Zone   Gallery
●  Mt Cook  Alpine information centres
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Australasia's highest mountains
●  Giant glaciers
●  Trails view avalanches & icebergs
●  Iceberg lake cruise
●  Large HEP schemes
●  High tundra plains
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Local Culture Zone   Gallery
●  Maori cultural exchange
●  Land shaped by lava flows
●  Man made harbour
●  Wild ocean waves held by lava flows  
●  Dairy, beef sheep and grain farms.  
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Active Volcano Zone  Gallery
●  Geysers, boiling mud, fumaroles
●  Sumptuous hot geothermal pools
●  Active caldera lakes
●  Geothermal power stations 
●  Volcano museum & education centres.
●  Adventure activities
●  Maori culture shows & displays
●  Farm shows & nature parks
●  Forestry & tourism industries.  
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Main Population Zone  Gallery
●  75% of New Zealand's population
●  Rich dairy, sheep and grain farmlands
●  Vibrant farm service communities
●  Diverse cultures
●  Karst lands & caves
●  Adventure parks
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Centre of government.   
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See also General features - New Zealand

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