Thing To Do & See

Pride of Auckland

Pride of Auckland offers a range of trips on glamorous 50ft yachts, from the 45-minute Sailing Experience (adult/child $48/26) to full-day tours (one to 12 people, $911 to $2520). Includes free entry to the National Maritime Museum.

Sail NZ

Sail NZ heads out on genuine America's Cup yachts (adult/child $140/110, two hours). This experienced and highly regarded outfit also offers daily Whale & Dophin Safaris (adult/child $140/100); dolphins are spotted 90% of the time and whales 75%.

Sky Screamer

Sky Screamer involves being strapped into a seat and reverse-bungied 60m up in the air. Should you hurl, rest assured – you can get a video of it.

Sky Jump

Sky Jump is an 11-second, 85km/h base wire jump from the observation deck of Sky Tower. It’s more like a parachute jump than a bungy and it’s a rush and a half.

Sky Walk

The Sky Tower offers an ever-expanding selection of pant-wetting activities. If you thought the observation deck was for pussies, Sky Walk involves circling the 192m-high, 1.2m-wide outside halo of the Sky Tower without rails or a balcony – but with a safety harness (they’re not completely crazy).

AJ Hackett Bungy & Bridge Climb

The wise men of bungy, AJ Hackett Bungy & Bridge Climb offer the chance to climb up or jump off the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Both the 40m bungy leap and the 1½-hour guided tour along the arch (with a harness attached to a static line) cost $120.

Snowplanet

Snowplanet is a winter wonderland that allows every day to be a snowy one, with indoor skiing, tobogganing and snowboarding. It’s just off SH1, 8km south of Orewa.