Invercagill City was voted last year as the loniliest city in the world. Even when boasting about the city being a gateway to some of New Zealand's most beautiful scenery (such as Stewart Island, Fiordland, Catlins), Invercagill still holds the “Loneliest City” trophy. The city mayor tried lifting the city's profile another notch by competing in the NZ celebrity “Dancing with the stars”. I'll leave how he did in the competition up to one's own imagination.
The smallest capital city in the world (well that's what Wellington residents thing they are) isn't growing outwards but more like downwards. Famous for the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Wellington is known as the “middle earth”. With an earth quake fault line running through the centre of the city, the city is expanding downwards (hint: thumbwise). Wellington is also famous for it's cafe lifestyle. Every corner you turn is a cafe (need to keep residents awake in case there is a rumble/tsunami warning).
New Zealand's most famous world record is for creating the worlds largest tape ball weighing at a staggering 53kg and a circumference of 2.5m. It took the two students who made it 2 months to complete. Now you know what New Zealanders get up to in their free times... their whereabouts will remain anonymous for now as they are working on creating another Guinness book of records title.
If you want to bleach your lungs or experience the smell of sulfur, and NO, I'm not talking about few seconds, then head to Rotorua. This is the boiling mud capital of New Zealand. On first sight you might think that the vikings had landed and torched the villages. The scene is spectacular. A word of warning: bring a gas mask with you in case of emergency.
Lastly but not the least, there are more sheep in New Zealand than there are human beings. Apparently, the hidden theory behind all this is that the agrilab is cloning the sheep population. Few years from now, you will see a cross-breed between sheep and humans. Warning: This has nothing to do with the sheep-shagging story.
we see you there buddy. i love NZ.