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 New Zealand travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in New Zealand.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
Also, you might want to read our
Auckland city guide,
Bay of Islands city guide,
Dunedin city guide,
Queenstown city guide,
and Wellington city guide.
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| S Haiduc |
18 November 2003 |
Stayed at Duxton Wellington - Wellington, New Zealand.
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If you like Irish pubs, don't miss Molly Malones/The Dubliner. The staff is very friendly and the food is outstanding, especially on those cold Wellington days. Te Papa couldn't be any closer, and it's well worth the visit. Wellington is a beautiful harbor-city and worth a visit, but if you're on your way to South Island, don't spend too much time here.
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| T Mc call |
14 November 2003 |
Stayed at Norfolk Pine Motor Inn Motel - Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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Kaikoura is a developing town and facilities for visitors are growing. It is a very small town but there are enough restaurants to satisfy every taste. The pub opening times are unpredictable in NZ they tend to determine whether to open or not by how many people are in the bar, recommend if you like a drink to purchase some from the supermarket just in case the pubs are shut when you get thirsty. The best way to get around is by car. You must go and see the whales by boat cost was $110 in Nov2003. It can get rough at sea. Erco`s is a real nice pub with its nick name, has a seafaring look as decor from the outside but is on the seafront road. Good food there, and a live band sometimes who are quite good, not too loud.
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| F Kathawala |
11 November 2003 |
Stayed at Kimeret Place - Nelson, New Zealand.
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Tassman National Park is a great place to visit from this B&B.
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| S Johnson |
28 October 2003 |
Stayed at Te Pa Helios - Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
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Wonderful location, Sally Restaurant was very good.
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| D Reininger |
03 October 2003 |
Stayed at Waitomo Caves Hotel - Waitomo, New Zealand.
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We drove from the Caves area to Rotorua and stayed the first night at the Four Canoes Hotel. This was a most misrepresented accommodation so we spent only the one night and stayed for 2 more nights at the Lake Plaza. A very nice place and most convenient to the nearby spa. On to Auckland and great accommodations at the Crown Plaza - great food. A local Auckland city tour - excellent. On to Pahaia and would recommend the Copthorne Hotel - good food and well located so as to tour the area. Then back to Auckland and home.
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| D Jackson |
25 September 2003 |
Stayed at Christchurch YMCA - Christchurch, New Zealand.
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TransAlpine Express from Christchurch to Greymouth was wonderful, also a day's trip by small bus to the glaciers, except it cost $180 per person and we had to buy our own lunch. If we'd known the road to the glaciers wasn't covered with snow, we'd have hired a car cheaper and driven ourselves. We hired a car from ABC(A Better Car) Rentals, 31 Moorhouse Ave, Christchurch for only $35 per day for a Toyota Tercel which managed the trip to Dunedin and return with no problems. They picked us up from the Hotel to take us to get the car and drove us back when we returned the car 6 days later.
The Antarctic Centre right next to Christchurch airport is a definite place to see - the section where you experience the cold Antarctic winds only opened a month ago. We were speaking to a lady who was going to the real Antarctic for the 4th time and she said the centre is a very good replica of what it's really like, so you can't get a better recommendation than that!
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| P Taylor |
07 August 2003 |
Stayed at Christchurch YMCA - Christchurch, New Zealand.
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There is a great coffee house up the road a few metres that was brilliant for late night lattes and cakes, we also had a main meal there and it was brilliant also for $NZ15. We did the ride on the gondola/chair lift to the mountain peak, was foggy and no real views that day, make sure you go on a clear day! We also found a flyer in the YMCA for horse riding tours. We booked on their 24hr hotline and they picked up and dropped off for $NZ50 each, consisting of a 1hr ride and brief lesson, we had never ridden horses before and found it to be excellent for the beginner. We visited Christchuch in August and found it to be cold and you need a good jacket and thermal underwear. Around the gift stores as you will notice there are huge differences in prices from store to store, we held out buying clip on kiwis and found them for $10.80 at a smaller store compared to $22 at larger stores.
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| T Bancroft |
01 August 2003 |
Stayed at Scenic Circle A-Line Hotel - Queenstown, New Zealand.
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Skiing options are within 45 minutes. We also booked a trip to Fiordland National Park from the hotel which was highlight of our month holiday!
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| J Rasmussen |
12 July 2003 |
Stayed at Carlton Hotel Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand.
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Auckland is a great city. Need to go to Mt. Victoria for great view.
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| F De scally |
11 July 2003 |
Stayed at Copthorne Hotel Anzac Avenue - Auckland, New Zealand.
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Auckland is a great city to visit, with countless sights and attractions. Like all of New Zealand, the city had made a real effort for tourists, so that most attractions are easy to get to and worth the admission. The only big downside about Auckland is its traffic - if you're a beginner to left-hand driving, Auckland's nightmarish streets and freeways are not the places to learn! Consider renting a car at the airport instead of driving around Central Auckland so that you can escape easier.
I walked to most places in Central Auckland, as they are generally quite close together, including Parnell and the Auckland Museum in the Domain. Ponsonby for late night dining or partying is a short cab ride away from the centre. Devonport on the north shore, well worth a visit, can be reached by a short ferry ride from Quay Street. As for driving a car in Auckland, see the warning above. You're probably better off using the local transit or taking an organised tour to more far-flung sights.
Two of my favourite sights in Auckland, both free, are the Saturday market in the suburb of Otara and Karangahape Road. Both will give you a fascinating insight into the Polynesian influence in Auckland.
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