Notes

* Boomtown - From the discovery of gold in the 1860s to mining the tourist dollars today. Queenstown has enjoyed a long winning streak.

* Blue water islands - Far to the north of New Zealand, the Kermdec Islands have been protected by both their isolation and legislation for two decades.

* The fall of man - Leaping from walls up to 1000 mettres high, BASE jumpers have learned to bend gravity, until falling becomes flying.

* Fields of plenty - For centuries, medicinal herbalists have found remedies for common complaints, right under their feet.