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I would secure your campervan first. If you are not already booked for this period, where to park it may well be academic!

well chosen, you certainly won't be disappointed :)

There are several hop on hop off options, where you do a circuit of the South Island , stop off as required, then get on another bus the next day or day after . Passes are valid for a resonable time. check Intercity Stray magic Kiwi Experience they are the main operators and tat gives you a choice

Because you are here at the very best time of the year, I would spend 2 weeks in the North and 2 weeks in the south. It is the height of our summer with briliiant blue skies and sunny warm days and the North Island has some fantastic coastal scenery and golden sand beaches. To make the best use of your time plan to fly into Auckland , then maybe 2-3 days up north and then make your way south crossing over to the South Island on the ferry from...

Firstly, great news that you have almost a month to devote to our country. You should be able to do quite a bit in that time. How much time you spend on each island however depends on your interests. Do you intend on hiring a car for that whole time, and if so are you happy to drive every 1-3 days in order to see as much as possible. Or alternatively would you prefer to base yourself in about half a dozen places where you won't see as...

The tours at the Bay of Islands were reduced during the winter. As I recall some of the restaurants and shops were closed as well. From your photo, I think you will want to see the Waitangi Treaty Site there--very interesting.

A gentle walk is along the lakeside towards waterfall creek - a nice one to do when you first arrive in Wanaka to stretch the legs after driving. The walk takes you past the Edgewater Resort which is a great place to soak up the lakes and mountains over a drink, then walk on to Rippon vineyard, and sample some of their fantastic wines. Slightly further on is Waterfall Creek, then you turn around and wander back. For stunning views, try...

I think Hokitika would be worth a stopover as would a place like Lake Paringa. There might even be Farm stays worth looking into around places like Ross or Whataroa.

KT from NC if you are going to quote from the NZ Immigration website please at least get the quote in its entirity and not piecemeal as ypu have done. The little asterisks beside the names of the countries indicated mean that there are special conditions attached to them and should be read in conjunction with the list of countries. When a visitor arrives at the border they are required to fill out a questionaire and as a result of answers...

Will be traveling in new zealand next year for 7 weeks can anyone tell me if its cheaper for us to use our english mobile phone to keep in contact with those left at home or would we be better getting a new zealand sim card and using that ? Many thanks