The 10 best places to cruise in New Zealand

By Brian Johnston
Updated January 23 2018 - 2:08pm, first published 2:03pm

I'd be hard-pressed to nominate my favourite New Zealand port, which says a lot about cruising our neighbour's rumpled, irrepressibly scenic coast. Auckland has bulky islands, blue skyscrapers and cloud-scattered skies. Akaroa's bay has milky-blue water and brown hills sculpted by exuberant volcanic eruptions. Sail into Dunedin and you're so close to the landscape you could almost lean over the railings and pluck washing from a garden.

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