Microsoft has recently released the 12th World Update, improving New Zealand with seven high-detail cities, multiple points of interest, nine handcrafted airports, new bush trips, discovery flights, and challenges.

The new update brings together the latest geographic data, including satellite imagery, aerial photography, and digital elevation models (DEMs), with high-detail renditions of seven cities: Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton, Nelson, Queenstown, Tauranga, and Wellington.

The complete feature list follows down below:

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

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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

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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)

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The World Update is available for free on the MSFS Marketplace.  

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