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- Day 1
- Sunday, March 2, 2025
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 34 m
New ZealandThe Domain36°50’55” S 174°46’7” E
Brisbane to Auckland
March 2 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Arrived in Auckland
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- Day 2
- Monday, March 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 119 m
- New ZealandWhakanekeneke Stream36°44’12” S 175°30’31” E
Coromandel Day Trip
March 3 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Coromandel train to Eyefull Tower. Lunch at Whatangi, then Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach.
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- Day 3
- Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 1 m
- New ZealandPuhoi36°30’44” S 174°39’41” E
Auckland to Paihia
March 4 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
About as exciting as it got today. Long drive to Paihia and found a quaint little town called Puhoi for a break along the way. Can’t get used to all the Maori names and how to say them.
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- Day 4
- Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- New ZealandMotumaire Island35°16’43” S 174°5’7” E
Bay of Islands, Hole in the Rock
March 5 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Beautiful place. Stopped at Urupukapuka, watched the dolphins play, drove the boat through the hole in the rock.
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- Day 5
- Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 35 m
- New ZealandAuckland36°50’47” S 174°45’51” E
Exploring Auckland, Sky Tower, Devonport
March 6 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Saw Auckland from every angle possible - street level, looking down from above, and across from Devonport.
Found a pub at the wharf called Danny Doolans and a bar called Ding Dongs.
Took the ferryRead more
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- Day 7
- Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 77 m
- New ZealandKapongaru38°15’41” S 175°6’10” E
Waitimo Glow Worm Caves & Rotorua
March 8 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
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- Day 8
- Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 299 m
- New ZealandPohutu geyser38°9’48” S 176°15’13” E
Rotorua Take 2
March 9 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Headed back through Rotorua on our way to Lake Taupo so stopped at the largest thermal springs in the Southern Hemisphere. Today it wasn’t quite as active. This indicates volcanic activity somewhereRead more
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- Day 8
- Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM UTC
- 🌬 10 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
North Pacific Ocean37°51’29” N 175°40’49” E
Hobbiton
March 9, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Hobbiton was a highlight. Loved this tour. And we had the happiest little Singaporean guide. Went to Lake Taupo via Rotorua again to see the thermal springs and bubbling mud. So good to see.
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- Day 9
- Monday, March 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM UTC
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- North Pacific Ocean38°38’59” N 176°5’22” E
Lake Taupo, Huka Falls & McDonalds for m
March 10, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Pretty Lake Taupo. Huka Falls are beautiful. Had to call into McDonalds on instruction from my sister. Definitely unique. Did some honey mead tastings at the honey factory. Yum. And had a fig andRead more
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 139 m
- New ZealandWhanganui River38°56’34” S 175°8’44” E
Forgotten World Adventures
March 11 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Started at Taumarunui - first stop jet boating down the Whanganui River, then onto the modified golf carting through the forgotten world valley. So cold in the tunnels. I have stressed for weeks aboutRead more
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- Day 11
- Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- New ZealandPutiki Pa39°56’1” S 175°3’15” E
Wanganui for a night
March 12 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Had a nice visit to Wanganui. Stayed at the Rutland Arms Hotel, played a quirky game of mini golf, and found a little town called Bulls on our way to Wellington. The Rat Hole really was a rat hole.
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- Day 12
- Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
- 🌬 14 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- New ZealandWellington Ferry Port41°17’25” S 174°46’55” E
Te Papa at Wellington
March 13 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Museums usually put me to sleep but the Anzac section of this one wasn’t bad, mostly because the giant wax figures were incredibly made.
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- Day 13
- Friday, March 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
- 🌙 13 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- New ZealandWellington Ferry Port41°17’30” S 174°46’58” E
Windy Wellington
March 14 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Quirky artwork, Miramar studios, Te Papa (amazing Anzac display), cable car, views of the city and the parliamentary building once voted the ugliest building in the world.
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- Day 13
- Friday, March 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- New ZealandMaitai River41°16’28” S 173°17’2” E
Nelson & the Tasman Coastline
March 14 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Arrived in Nelson, pretty little town, then did a day tour of the Abel Tasman coastline including Kaiteriteri, Totaranui & Golden Bay. Travelled by bus, then ferry along the coast, the bus picked usRead more
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- Day 15
- Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 41 m
- New ZealandCamp Creek41°51’38” S 171°56’26” E
Day Drive to Queenstown
March 16 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The drive to Queenstown was estimated to be 6 hours allowing for bad weather. We took 8 because there are lots of pretty places to stop along the way.
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- Day 15
- Sunday, March 16, 2025
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- New ZealandPancake Rocks, West Coast, South Island42°6’49” S 171°19’36” E
Bullers Gorge & Punakaiki
March 16 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Crossed New Zealand’s longest swing bring at Bullers Gorge. Then travelled onto Punakaiki where we walked to Pancake Rocks. I was expecting some flat rocks on the beach but what we found was amazing.
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- Day 16
- Monday, March 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
- 🌧 17 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- New ZealandHokitika Aerodrome42°43’5” S 170°57’45” E
Franz Josef
March 17 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Cold and miserable. Nothing much to do except eat and drink. We did watch a great little 40 min movie about the region at the cinema. And had a cuppa at a cute little town called Hokitika.
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- Day 18
- Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 349 m
- New ZealandQueenstown Airport45°1’24” S 168°44’28” E
Queenstown Day 1
March 19 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Landed in a postcard. It’s so beautiful here. Day 1 we took a flight to Milford Sound, a boat ride along the fjord, and flew back. Then took the gondola to the top of the mountain in town, andRead more
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- Day 19
- Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 705 m
- New ZealandForge Flat44°43’15” S 168°14’7” E
Queenstown Day 2 Part 2
March 20 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Helicopter flight for first ever snow experience. Landed on Tekano Glacier.
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- Day 20
- Friday, March 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 337 m
- New ZealandOne Mile Creek45°2’5” S 168°39’5” E
Queenstown Day 2 Part 1
March 21 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Shotover Jet this morning - such fun. It doesn’t seem to matter where I sit I’m always the one to get soaked.
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- Day 20
- Friday, March 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 407 m
- New ZealandFirst Burn44°56’18” S 168°49’53” E
Final Day - a drive to Arrowtown
March 21 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Finished the entire trip with a drive out to beautiful Arrowtown. More stunning scenery. New Zealand has not disappointed.
