Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XII: New Zealand beckons all to experience the expansive beauty that the country has to offer, reproduced in stunning photo-realistic quality. The jewel of the southwestern Pacific, born of volcanic fire and hewn by the sea and sky, New Zealand is globally renowned for its breathtaking vistas from Aoraki/Mount Cook, the country’s highest mountain at 12,218 feet above sea level; to the Milford Sound, a spectacular fjord that novelist Rudyard Kipling called the eighth Wonder of the World; Auckland’s needle-like Sky Tower, one of the highest structures on the planet; and the Bay of Islands, a group of 144 islands and numerous small peninsulas and inlets. Experience the stunning vistas that unfold with each glance from the cockpit above New Zealand.

The Microsoft Flight Simulator team brought together the latest geographic data to create World Update XII: New Zealand, including satellite imagery, aerial photography, and digital elevation models. The team even incorporated the Hobbiton Movie Set on New Zealand’s North Island that is surrounded by the region’s unique natural splendor.

Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XII: New Zealand is available FREE to all owners. Confirm that your simulator is updated to version 1.30.12.0, download World Update XII: New Zealand and take in the natural beauty of New Zealand. The sky is calling!

TIN (triangulated irregular network) cities:

Auckland
Christchurch
Hamilton
Nelson
Queenstown
Tauranga
Wellington

Points of Interest

Akaroa Dolphins Cruise
Akaroa St Patrick’s Catholic Church
Akaroa Waterfront
Auckland Harbour Bridge
Auckland War Memorial Mus.
Balclutha Road Bridge
Beehive
Big Lemon and Paeroa Bottle
Cape Egmont Lighthouse
Cape Reinga Lighthouse
Cardrona Ski Resort
Castle Point Lighthouse
Christchurch Cathedral
Coronet Peak Ski Area
Cromwell Big Fruit Sculpture
Dog Island Lighthouse
Dunedin Law Courts
Dunedin Railway Station
Durie Hill Memorial Tower
Edith Cavell Bridge
Farewell Spit Lighthouse
First Church of Otago
Fo Guang Shan Temple
Forsyth Barr Stadium
Hell’s Gate
Hobbiton Village Matamata
Hole in the Rock
Hopwood Clock Tower
Huntly Power Station
Invercargill Water Tower
Kawarau Gorge Suspension Br.
Kerikeri Mission Station
Larnach Castle
Majestic Centre
Mohaka Viaduct
Mount Cargill Transmitter
Mount John Univ. Observatory
Mount Kaukau Transmitter
Mus. of NZ Te Papa Tongarewa
New Plymouth Power Station
New Zealand Parl. Library
New Zealand Parliament House
North Harbour Stadium
Ohaaki Power Station
Ohakune Carrot
Otira Viaduct
Rakaia Bridges (road and rail)
Rugby League Park
Sky Tower
Skyline Queenstown
Sugarloaf Transmitter
Taiaroa Head Lighthouse
Taramakau Road-Rail Bridge
Tekapo A Power Station
The Church of Good Shepard
The Remarkables Ski Area
Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse
Titahi Bay Transmitter
Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter
TSS Earnslaw, Lake Wakatipu
Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Wellington Regional Stadium & Railway Station

Handcrafted airports:

Gisborne Airport (NZGS)
Milford Sound Airport (NZMF)
Martins Bay Aerodrome (NZMJ)
Gorge River Airstrip (NZQE)
Rotorua Airport (NZRO)
Lake Tekapo Airport (NZTL)
Whangarei Airport (NZWR)
Westport Airport (NZWS)
Quintin Lodge Airstrip (T004)

Bush trips:

New Zealand’s North Island in a Textron Aviation Beechcraft Bonanza G36
New Zealand’s South Island in a Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter G950
A historic recreation of the country’s first air route in a Douglas DC-3 Classic

Discovery flights:

Auckland, the country’s largest city, in a Cessna 152
Queenstown in a Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter
Lake Benmore in a DG Aviation DG-1001E neo glider

Landing challenges:

A strong wind landing at Wellington Airport (NZWN) in an Airbus A320neo
An epic landing at the Ryan’s Creek Aerodrome (NZRC) in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk
A technical landing at Gorge River Airstrip (NZQE) in a Savage Cub
A famous challenge in an Airbus A310-300 at Christchurch Airport (NZCH).