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May 15, 2025
Manunui Primary School enjoys a ride on the rails
April 29, 2025
UK’s ‘Hardest Geezer’ visits FWA
March 2, 2025
NewsTalk ZB’s Mike Yardley experiences FWA!

May 15, 2025
Enjoy 20% off all experiences next season!

May 15, 2025
Manunui Primary School enjoys a ride on the rails

April 29, 2025
UK’s ‘Hardest Geezer’ visits FWA

March 2, 2025
NewsTalk ZB’s Mike Yardley experiences FWA!
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May 10, 2024
See the Impressive Heritage Railway on a Forgotten World Adventures Tour
We’re certainly not short of amazing things to do here in Tongariro National Park. Every day is open to new experiences which is why so many people travel here all year round. Just half an hour’s drive away in Taumarunui…

May 5, 2024
The Best River Tours in the North Island of New Zealand
Did you know that New Zealand has the highest number of boats per capita than anywhere else in the world? Not really a surprise, when you think about the beautiful, untouched beauty of many of the country’s lakes and rivers….

May 3, 2024
Whangamomona – a town steeped in history
Named by Lonely Planet as a key highlight on the Forgotten World Highway, and previously presided over by a goat, a poodle and a turtle, Whangamomona has a fascinating history. Lisa McLean tells us more… Since the town was established in 1895,…

April 1, 2024
‘Ride for Refuge’ with Sir Wayne Smith – Fundraiser Event

March 22, 2024
Off the Beaten Track, Everything Close
It might be called the Forgotten World but it’s actually pretty hard to miss and it’s certainly hard to forget once you’ve been there. Forgotten World Adventures is a unique tourist venture which takes it guests on Rail Cart tours along…

March 22, 2024
The Greatest Travelers in the World
No car … no worries. Long before air travel, mass car ownership and the big OE, Kiwis were flocking to beaches, lakes, parks and mountains for recreation and relaxation, by rail. So many were enamoured by this new fast and…

March 15, 2024
About the Bridge to Nowhere
The Whanganui River (awa) winds its way through the heart of the Whanganui National Park and one of the largest tracts of lowland forest in the North Island, through deep gorges masked in native bush and banks encased with ferns,…

March 8, 2024
Explore the Hidden Beauty of New Zealand by Rail with Forgotten World Adventures
The award-winning Forgotten World Adventures (FWA) is one of the best ways to discover the beauty of rural New Zealand. “It’s like travelling back in time to a forgotten world,” says Paul Chaplow, General Manager of Forgotten World Adventures. FWA was…

March 2, 2024
Forgotten World Adventures Offers Longest Jet Boat Ride in the Southern Hemisphere
The Forgotten World jet boat tours are now well underway and are proving to be a very popular addition to the unique tours offered by Forgotten World Adventures. Forgotten World Adventures, whose headquarters are in Taumarunui, run Rail Cart and Rail Bike…
October 2, 2017
Forgotten World Adventures Jetboat Blessed by local Iwi
Forgotten World Adventures has introduced jet boat tours and on Thursday last week, representatives of local iwi were in attendance to bless the new boat. “It was very important and very much appreciated for the local iwi to do that…

November 7, 2016
Forgotten World Adventures Celebrates a Taranaki/Ruapehu Railway Milestone
This week marks 84 years since the last spike was driven into the Stratford-Okahukura Line, the now decommissioned railway line running 144km through the back country of the Taranaki/Ruapehu region. Once a busy transport route, the line was officially closed for service…
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