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There’s nothing better than a New Zealand getaway – unless it’s a New Zealand getaway on the cheap! (Who doesn’t love a bargain?!) These awesome 18 activities may be low in cost (or completely free!) but they’re priceless in value. 1. Create your own hot tub Visitors might pay Hanmer Springs’ NZD$25 entrance fee but …

When European settlers founded Christchurch in 1850, they built their new city to English ideals. To be a Mini England, with very English-sounding street names and very English-looking buildings. But that all changed in February 2011, when a Mw 6.2 earthquake irreparably damaged much of Christchurch. Today, Christchurch is reborn with cutting-edge architecture, amazing cafés, …