1. Because you get to wake up everyday to scenes like this...
...and go for a paddle in this, if you want.
Cold though! Always chilly.
2. Because you live in an oil painting come to life...
3. And if you're having a rough day, you can chill out in some thermal springs.
4. ...because you can look around Auckland from up high one day...
5. ...and check out museums all over New Zealand the next...
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7. And if you get bored, you can always go scare yourself half to death at Fear Factory.
8. Because you can see three different versions of the same place, all in the same day...
9. ...and if you like art (and wearing it) well, there's a place for you to hang out.
The New Zealand World of Wearable Art has some stunning examples of, well, art you can wear.