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The 10 Best Places To Live in New Zealand
新西兰十大最佳居住地
In a word, New Zealand is varied.
简言之，新西兰是多变的。
For a relatively small island nation, there are many different places to live,
这个相对较小的岛国有许多不同的居住地，
offering lots of options in the way of activities and opportunities.
而且提供了大量的活动和机遇。
Here are 10 of our favourites spots from around the country.
以下是我们最喜欢的新西兰十大景点。
Ten: Queenstown
皇后镇
We just had to start with a bit of a hiss and roar with the adventure capital, as it's known, of New Zealand.
我们嘶叫喧闹着开始游览众所周知的新西兰冒险之都。
Of all the places to live in the whole of the country,
在新西兰全国的所有居住地中，
there is perhaps nowhere else that encapsulates the stark beauty,
也许没有一个地方会像皇后镇一样，能够将鲜明的美景、
extreme outdoors lifestyle and colourful Kiwi culture like Queenstown.
极端的户外生活方式以及多彩的新西兰文化浓缩到一起。
It ticks all the boxes, whether you're into filling your Instagram with photographs that defy belief,
不管你是喜欢在Instagram（照片共享应用）上展示那些令人难以置信的照片，
shredding the slopes on a snowboard, relaxing in top-class restaurants and spas,
还是踏着滑雪板在斜坡上滑雪，在顶级餐厅和水疗中心放松，
or hiking and biking around in the summer.
亦或是在夏天远足和骑自行车，都值得做。
It's one of those rare places in the world
它是一个世所罕见的地方，
that never ceases to take your breath away on a daily basis, no matter how long you live there.
不管你在那里住多久，每天都感觉被震撼得无法呼吸。
Nine: Wellington
惠灵顿
The nation's capital is also one of the country's most popular and much-loved places to live.
新西兰的首都也是它最受欢迎的居住地之一。
It is also, unsurprisingly, one of the more expensive places.
不出所料，惠灵顿也是较昂贵的地方之一。
What's great about Wellington is that even though it's a capital city,
它的伟大之处在于即使它是首都，
it still retains the feel of being just a big town.
却仍然保留着一个大城镇的感觉。
It's not like Auckland, which is frenetic and busy and electric.
它不像狂热、忙碌、电气化的奥克兰。
It's more relaxed here, with an easily navigable city centre that you can effortlessly get around on your feet.
这里更轻松，你可以毫不费力地步行在交通宽松的城市中心。
It has excellent public transport, some of the best cafes, bars and restaurants anywhere in the country,
惠灵顿拥有卓越的公共交通工具，一些最好的咖啡馆、酒吧和餐馆，
and an incredible nightlife and music culture.
还有令人难以置信的夜生活和音乐文化。
When all the fun gets too much though, it has some beautiful suburbs and great hidden nooks.
不过，当所有乐趣变得太多时，你还可以欣赏一些美丽的郊区和不错的隐藏角落。
Eight: Hawke's Bay
霍克海湾
Hawke's Bay is the perfect place to live if you're into the finer things in life.
如果你喜欢生活精致，那么霍克海湾是理想的居住之地。
That is to say, if you can see yourself inhabiting a piece of New Zealand
也就是说，如果你想自己居住在新西兰一隅，
that is famed for its sensational food, world-class wine and beautiful art-deco architecture, then look no further.
那里以美味的食物、世界级的葡萄酒和美丽的艺术装饰而闻名，那么非霍克海湾莫属了。
Hawke's Bay even has that beautiful east coast weather going for it.
霍克海湾甚至有美丽的东海岸为其加分。
If you're after a cracking place to kick back, eat good food,
如果你在寻找一个出色的地方去放松、享用美食、
drink good wine and enjoy some relaxed beaches then head to the Bay.
品尝美味的葡萄酒以及享受轻松的沙滩，那么就前往霍克海湾吧。
Seven: Taranaki
塔拉那基
It's the lure of the ocean and mountain that call many people to this west coast region.
海洋和高山的诱惑吸引了许多人来到这个西海岸地区。
The fact that you can snowboard in the morning
事实上，在冬季，你可以早上滑雪，
and surf in the afternoon during the winter months is one of the chief appeals for the locals.
下午冲浪，这是当地人的主要吸引力之一。
There's also the fact that the Taranaki locals are notoriously lovely,
而且，塔拉那基的当地人是出了名的可爱，
and that there are heaps of things to do outdoors.
你可以做很多户外活动。
The food out in this rolling green country is pretty epic, too, and there is a growing boutique beer culture.
这个绿色丘陵地区的食物也相当有故事，而且它还有不断发展的精品啤酒文化。
Taranaki really epitomises its nickname of Taradise.
Taranaki真得体现出了其昵称Taradise。
Six: Northland
诺诗兰
Northland is beaches, beaches and more beaches.
诺诗兰有海滩、海滩和更多的海滩。
The weather is also particularly clement up these ways, and makes for a great place to live.
这里的天气也特别温和，适合居住。
Think Ninety Mile Beach, Poor Knights Islands, Cape Reinga,
你可以考虑一下去九十里海滩、普尔奈茨群岛、雷因格海角、
the remnants of the ancient kauri forests and the Bay of Islands.
古老的考利森林和岛屿湾的遗迹。
It is stretches of white sand, excellent seafood and giant dunes.
诺诗兰有绵延的白色沙滩、美味的海鲜和巨大的沙丘。
Living up here is living away from the masses,
你住在这里能远离大众，
but conversely means that you're not too far removed from them.
但反过来说，你离他们并不远。
It's a good and beautiful middle ground.
它是一个美丽的中间地带。
