As you probably know, Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary
Journeys are filmed in New Zealand. This section sets out to tell you
where some of the locations really are and to show you photos of them.
Of course many locations are on private land and those will not be
discussed here.
Never-the-less
many of the most spectacular locations are actually in the Waitakere
(pronouced Why-Tack-Airy) Ranges Regional Park, part of the Auckland
Regional Parks credited frequently at the end of the shows.
Auckland, while not actually the Capital of New Zealand (that honour
falls to Wellington), is the largest city and the gateway to New
Zealand for international travellers. The Auckland International
Airport (AKL) is served by a number of international airlines including
United Airlines,
Qantas and
of course is home to Air New
Zealand.
The international airport is just off the bottom of this map - it's
about an hour's drive through Auckland into the area where the locations
are.
Flights to Auckland from Los Angeles take approximately 12 hours, and
probably slightly less from the main Asian air hubs such as Hong Kong
and Singapore.
All of the main international car rental companies are represented in
Auckland.
The majority of the locations are on the western coast, and are typically only about a maximum of 30-40 miles from Auckland city centre. There are probably four main beaches that will be of interest, these are:
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