Auckland’s Sky Tower is the site of Skyjump (www.skyjump.co.nz), best described as base-jumping without the parachute. Jumpers are escorted to a lift, which takes them to the 53rd floor of the ...

As I tumbled down the mountainside in a gigantic beach ball filled with water, feeling somewhat like I was in a washing machine, it occurred to me that there had to be a better way to experience New ...

ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND — As I tumbled down the mountainside in a gigantic beach ball filled with water, feeling somewhat like I was in a washing machine, it occurred to me that there had to be a better ...

ROTORUA, New Zealand — As I work down an ever-evolving bucket list of the world’s most daft adventures, I’m in the north island town of Rotorua to try zorbing. Say what? Visualize the round balls that ...

The weather here in the north island town of Rotorua, ground zero for New Zealand’s mind-blowing extreme sports, is as confused as a June bug in July. As it sheds its heavy gray mantle of winter, both ...

ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND—The weather here in the north island town of Rotorua, ground zero for New Zealand’s mind-blowing extreme sports, is as confused as a June bug in July. As the heavy gray mantle of ...

As I tumbled down the mountainside in a gigantic beach ball filled with water, feeling somewhat like I was in a washing machine, it occurred to me that there had to be a better way to experience New ...

A traditional carving adorns a structure that shelters a ceremonial Maori war canoe at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in New Zealand. Maori women perform a traditional dance at the cultural center Te Po ...