b'UrbanTo UntamedViewing platform overlookingQueenstown toQueenstown sits on Lake Wakatipu, framed by the Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown jagged mountains of The Remarkables. As the adventure Stewart Island,capital of the world, Queenstown offers opportunities for all kinds of adrenaline-pumping activities. Yet its New Zealand compact core is distinctly urban. Camp Street hums with cafs, boutique shops, and galleries, while Ballarat Street showcases 19th-century stone buildings from Queenstowns gold rush era. Along the lakefront, Steamer Wharf brims with restaurants and bars. Rising above the lakefront, Skyline Gondola links the downtown area to Bobs Peak and provides sweeping New Zealand sea lion, alpine vistas.20Just 29 kilometres south of South Island, Stewart29 Stewart Island DFilm 49Island (Rakiura) is a rugged wilderness of southern conifer forests, rocky coasts, and star-studded skies. Over 85% of the island is protected as RakiuraNational Park, with Oban its only township. Birdlife thrives here, from rare kiwis, saddlebacks, and yellowheads to kakas, albatrosses, and penguins.Take a boat ride to the nearby Ulva Island to see various birds as well as bottlenose dolphins, New Zealandfur seals, and sea lions.32991 hayesandjarvis.co.uk/new-zealandSIDE CREDIT16\x1a HAYES JARVIS'