1. Fear Factory

Queenstown & Wellington

Fear Factory is the perfect spot to get spooked this Halloween. Promising an intense, fun, frightening, thrilling experience, Fear Factory has live actors and impressive special effects, as guests dare to walk the dark hallways of the old Lockhart Hotel in Queenstown, or venture below deck of the Lost Ship – The HMS Wayfarer in Wellington, where they’ll discover a Nautical Nightmare!

Check out Wellington Fear Factory here, and Queenstown here.

Tickets from $30

2. Troll Cave

Waitomo

The ultimate escape room for kids, the Troll Cave is the world’s first underground eco-sanctuary for the preservation of Cave Trolls – home to Tom, the troll. Participants must use their cunning survival instincts to navigate Tom’s underground lair and complete their mission. You’ll come across Tom’s little pranks along the way, and have to solve his riddles to get through the cave or you could end up staying down there a long time…or even worse…you could end up being Tom’s dinner! It’s always a challenge to take on the beast in his own lair... there’s no magical wizard to help you out here…you have to figure things out for yourself!

Tickets from $15

3. Hydro Attack

Queenstown

Get the heart racing in Queenstown with a high-speed shark ride with Hydro Attack – the ultimate blend of shark and machine. Jump inside what feels like a cross between a fighter jet and a torpedo, then skim and dive across the lake at 80 kph on the water and 40 kph diving under the water.

Your shark-like vessel will then point to the sky and blast back out of the water, straight up into the air before shattering the lake into a million crystal shards on a screaming re-entry. Whatever else you’ve done in the name of extreme excitement, nothing has prepared you for a ride in the shark.

Tickets from $135

4. Steam Punk

Waitomo

Steam Punk is a quirky and fun genre of science fiction at Steam Punk, and is often set in an alternate, futuristic version of 19th century Victorian England steam-powered devices – the ‘world gone mad’ as Victorian people may have imagined it.

Explore and discover a collection of retro-futuristic sci-fi art, movies, sculpture and sound at this intriguing interactive museum.

Tickets $10 for Adults $5 for Children

5. Ghost Town at Forgotten World

Taumarunui

Self-drive your rail cart along a decommissioned railway line, through tunnels, over bridges and rivers steeped in history and stories of the past. Explore back-country ghost towns and discover untouched New Zealand landscapes by air, boat and rail on our guided tours. Or step off the grid entirely and travel the length of the Whanganui River connecting with the past and the present with stories of our indigenous people and colonial tales.

Tickets from $265 for adults

6. Weta Workshop Unleashed

Auckland (Once alert levels allow)

One of Auckland’s newest attractions is the perfect spot for those looking for a spook when we’re able to get back out and about! Part film set, part creative workshop – but all is not what it seems. Experience a world where the lines between fantasy and reality are blurred. Step into the fantastical film effects workshop and explore the worlds of horror, sci-fi and fantasy in the making. It’s a journey through Weta Workshop’s creative process that needs to be seen to be believed.

Tickets from $45 for adults