The Southern Alps because that's where most mountains are.
the Dustin range is a couple of km far away from queenstown NZ
The biggest mountain range in NZ is the Southern alps.
the southern alps
Tararua Ranges
Aoraki (Mount Cook) lies in the Southern Alps of NZ.
Mount Dampier is NZ's 3rd highest mountain, standing at 3,440 m.
* Franz Josef Glacier * Fox Glacier * Tasman Glacier * Hukawai Glacier * Haast Glaciers
The smallest mountain in NZ is Mount Manganui, located near the town of Mount Manganui in the north island of NZ. The mountain is only 349 meters high, making it the fourth smallest mountain in the world by height.
Tarawera.
Tarawera.
Treble cone the mountain
There are about 50 volcanic mountains around Auckland. I don't remember them all but here are some. Mount: Eden,Roskill, Albert, Wellington, Mangere, 3 Kings, Hobson, Victoria, Smart etc check out this page in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Volcanic_Field