Best New Zealand day hikes

Looking for some nice places to hike/walk during your NZ trip? Here's my personal list of places I wouldn't hesitate a second to visit them again. Enjoy!

Rangitoto Island

Route | Google Maps

Spirits bay: Kapowairua - Pandora

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Puketui Valley: Collins Drive

Route | Google Maps

Abel Tasman: Marahau - Anchorage

Route | Google Maps

St Arnaud Range / Mt Robert Ridge

Route | Google Maps / Route | Google Maps

Charming Creek

Route | Google Maps

Mt Haast

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Peak Hill

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Avalanche Peak

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Franz Josef Glacier: Roberts Point

Route | Google Maps

Mt Shrimpton

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Isthmus Peak and similar Roys Peak

Route | Google Maps / Route | Google Maps

Hooker Valley

Route | Google Maps

Be sure to see nearby Tasman Glacier Google Maps

Mueller Hut

Route | Google Maps

Kepler Track: Luxmore Hut

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Queenstown Hill or Ben Lomond

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Mt Alfred

Route | Google Maps

Routeburn Track: Routeburn Flats

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Tongariro Alpine Crossing

Route | Google Maps

Urchin

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Karekare

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The Pinnacles

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And top 3 single most scenic places (no hard-hiking required):