Thinking of hitting up NZ with the mrs in the coming months. Does anyone have advice of worthwhile places to go, stay, ideal time to go there for etc etc

Don't know alot about the place other than the things they're criticised for!! Which is better, North or South Island?? Neither of us can ski, so not overly interested in that if that narrows it down.

Cheers,
Josh

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go down the luge at rotorua... wheeeeee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43kKwX0PHUQ

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which one are you in the vid matt??

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i was the one driving... getting smacked by stace and another guy from work for going too slow

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queenstown if your adventurous, white water rafting ftw! take the helicopter to the top of the river though I saw the road the bus goes up :P

depends when your going mate, I have a holiday booked for queenstown in aug/sept for a snowboarding trip, have heard nothing bad about it.
Going to board the remarkables and coronet peak in queenstown and then off to christchurch for a few days. South island ftw.
heard that south island is more adventure and scenary is great. Cheap holiday as well.

Both Islands have a lot to see, but if you are going in winter and have less than 2 weeks, concentrate on the South Island.

If you go to Queenstown, which I suggest you do, spare an afternoon and drive to Glenorchy. There isn't much there, but the road and landscape are fantastic!

Also, from Queenstown, take a scenic flight to Milford Sound (which involves a flight to the sound, a boat cruise along the sound, and flight back again) Awesome views from the light aircraft.

If you have more time it is worth driving from Queenstown to Te Anau, staying in Te Anau overnight, Driving to Milford sound (again, wonderful roads) doing the cruise, then being back in time to do another boat cruise on Lake Te Anau to see the glow worm caves.

Lake Tekapo and Dunedin also worth a look.

If you stay more than overnight in Christchurch, do a drive to the Akaroa Peninsula. (in winter) You drive up a mountain, into the snow, and then down into the town of Akaroa. Shit coffee, nice ambience. Then if you have time, drive on the roads that lead up to near the Christchurch cablecar summit. Nice and windy and sure to piss your passenger off

I've got a few pics of Queenstown / Tekapo / Christchurch area here, although the last two (of Skytower) are Auckland

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2642477...7604976500436/

+1 for Milford Sound. Amazing place a must see. I would pick south over north just for the landscape. North too much like Victoria and NSW for me. South is like nothing we have in au.

+2 Milford Sound

Any hotel recommendations? Don't want anywhere shit!

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