New Zealand this Sunday

Guru Maith Agut

Hi all. Can anyone recommend some worthwhile must do things in NZ. Have read a lot of the AA guides etc. but I'd be happier to hear from someone who actually did some of the tours etc to get some feedback. Staying in Auckland mostly but travelling to Russell (near Paihia), Kaitaia, Dargaville, Hamilton, Rotorua and then 4 days in Kaikoura on the south island. All suggestions welcome!:D

gerire

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=270587

Onto this I'd add the followinglist I gave my boss before he headed off last week:
Scary Santa is on queens street http://www.nss.co.nz/nss_projects.html
Lake Taupo which you are going to anyway Great spot for the skydiving + much cheaper than Queenstown
Rotorua - The Maori experience http://www.whakarewarewa.com/

South island
Christchurch - All the buildings, Gospel Choir in main cathedral
Must Do[/b[Akaroa- About 17 miles out towards the coast from Christchurch + the swimming with the Hectors Dolphin http://www.blackcat.co.nz/dolphins.asp
Dunedin - East coast of Sth Island;
Cadburys factory-should be good for the girls http://www.cadbury.co.nz/cadburyworld/visit.html
Speights factory - should be good for you http://www.speights.co.nz/Home.aspx
Otago Peninsula - Albatross colony http://www.albatross.org.nz/index.html
Queenstown - you wont need much help there;
Lake Wanaka 20-30 miles north of Queenstown; Not much there much smaller and less populated than Queenstown; But do go there for http://www.puzzlingworld.co.nz/ - Loads of mind bending tricks etc http://www.photobox.ie/album/album_photo.html?c_photo=73208296
http://www.photobox.ie/album/album_photo.html?c_photo=73208101

moe_sizlak

there is no country on earth with more to things to do per sqr mile than newzealand and the scenery is simply breathtaking and the people among the most welcoming anywhere
i was there 10 yrs ago and have never forgotten it

to see nz properly , you would need about 3 weeks but if your scheduele is tight , must sees are rotorura , queenstown , milfordsound , fox glacier on the west coast of the south island , im sure ive forgotten many others too

wirelessdude

forget the north island....the south is where you should spend as much time as possible

Guru Maith Agut

gerire wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=270587

Onto this I'd add the followinglist I gave my boss before he headed off last week:

Excellent Ger, cheers for that!!:D

Rabies

I walk past that Santa twice a day going to and from work. Scary bastard. He has one deformed eye (it winked last year) and moving finger. Freaky.

Hamilton is boring, stay away from it.
Paihia is nice, even better with nice weather
Rotorua is smelly but good fun. Loads to do around there.
Lake Taupo, not too far from Rotorua, once again, loads to do.

Try to get to Napier if you hit Taupo. About 1.5hrs I think and one of my favourite drives.

I live in Auckland. If you're after night life early in the week then you won't easily find it in the city. You need to know where you're going. The city night life kicks off from Thursdays to Saturday. Sunday is fairly dead.

Check out Snow Planet, it is a 15min drive out of the city. Jump off the Sky Tower. Take a ferry to the island. Loads of great places to eat in Auckland too.

Guru Maith Agut

Cheers Rabies! Been to Paihia already. Was good fun. In Rotorua now and looking forward to some activities over the coming days.