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Was a little random but the other week I was in Auckland as my partner was up there for work (and thought why not).

A few really cool day trips out from Auckland if you are interested in flying out to the North Island. Coromandel Peninsula has some real picturesque beaches and coves (and the weather was like fantastic and tropical which surprised me). We went to Hot Water Beach which is like a beach above some kinda volcano (or volcanic activity) and if you dig with a shovel in the sand it fills with natural hotsprings.

If you like Wine and just drinking in general, there is a 45 minute ferry from Auckland you can take to Waiheke Island which was super nice (basically a small island full of rich people and wineries/distilleries/breweries and there is a bus that takes u to most of em).

Otherwise Auckland CBD was pretty much a smaller grungier Sydney (if Sydney fused with Melbourne and was the size of Adelaide).

I wasn't interested as I'm not a LOtR fan, but theres also the Hobbiton not too far away and a bunch of hikes and other geothermal spas and things in Rotorua (which is also not too far away).

I didn't get bored in my 4 days and the differences between Australia (whilst not significant), still made it feel like an overseas getaway.
 
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Been 4 no 5 times.
Done heaps of hikes on south island (milford track the best but all of them are amazing). Helicopter and ive walking on glaciers.Queenstown great mmm fergburger. Also realy enjoyed chrostchurch too.
North island also great but different. Rotorua great. Hot water beach on north east coast from memory. I liked wellington a lot. Auckland harbour good for a cruise and look around

Just gotta go. I might go again later this year i think
 
Was there in November 2024 on a golf trip, Nth & Sth Island.
If you are by chance a golfer throw your clubs in there are some cracking golf courses to play.

Just on Fergburger in Queenstown, the line is forever and in the 7 days we were there we didn't even bother to try getting it.
 
rfctigerarmy said:
Wondering if anyone has done Christchurch for 5 days, and what you would do (I'd hire a car)?
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i had a couple of days there, but only did places i could walk or easily short bus/uber. if i was gonna get a car i would have looked at what is worth seeing that extra distance out. i did enjoy christchurch
 
Billy ray said:
i had a couple of days there, but only did places i could walk or easily short bus/uber. if i was gonna get a car i would have looked at what is worth seeing that extra distance out. i did enjoy christchurch
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Yeah, I don't think there's enough in Christchurch for the full five days, so I'm keen to get a car and drive around for 2 of those days. Just not really sure where!
 

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