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Wellington is either New Zealands second or third largest cities, depending on who you ask 
Was always second, but Christchurch may now have that record. Wellington is on New Zealand's South Island and New Zealand's Capital City.
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Auckland is New Zealand's largest city and main entry point. Surrounded by water, Auckland is also known as the "City of Sails" and has hosted the Americas Cup yatch race. Auckland has a reasonable temperature all year round (NZ's South Island can get cold in winter). Population is roughly 1.3 million. Auckland has more New Zealand attractions than the other, smaller, locations.
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Often called "Kiwiland" by visitors, New Zealand is a striking island country filled with exoticas and natural wonders. It is divided into two parts, North Island and South Island. With unique attractions like geysers, ravishing lakes, rivers and beautiful mountains, New Zealand is surely a country worth visiting for a great holiday.
Below mentioned are some of the best attractions you can visit while holidaying in New Zealand:
Wellington
Situated in the North Island of New Zealand, this capital city is a must visit destination while holidaying in New Zealand. Every year a large number of tourists visit this city to witness its rich culture, delicacy and art. Wellington offers to its visitors, a series of stunning attractions like Brooklyn Windmill, Parliament buildings, Elmscourt, Mount Victoria, Frank Kitts Park, Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Karori Cemetery, National Library, Wineries, Vineyards and some of the marvelous Museums. The city is known for its galleries, cafes, restaurants, art venues and theatres.
Rotorua
Rotorua is a small town situated in the North Island of the country, close to the southern coast of Lake Rotorua. Many tourist and visitors visit this part of New Zealand because of the unique natural geysers, craters, hot mud pools and springs in the town. Other attractions found in Rotorua include Whakarewarewa Forest, Okere Falls, The Agrodome, The Buried Village and Te Puia and Wkakarewarewa Thermal Village.
Tongariro National Park
Situated in the centre of North Island, Tongarriro national park is one of the oldest attractions found in New Zealand. This UNESCO approved heritage site is a must see for all the tourists, especially those fond of ancient architecture.
Bay of Islands
Bay of Islands is a perfect tourist spot for those looking for some refreshing fishing experience while vacationing in New Zealand. Bay of island is a gorgeous tourist attraction with diving, fishing and sailing as its major charms. Some of the other things to look around in this part of New Zealand are Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Captain Cook memorial museum, Haruru falls and Puketi forest.
Auckland
Being the largest city in New Zealand makes this tourist destination highly popular with tourists. Auckland offers a variety of tourists attractions like war memorial museum, sky tower, Auckland zoo, national maritime museum, art gallery, regional botanic garden, Kelly Tarlton's and more.
Waitomo Caves
A tour to Waitomo caves should be a must have in your itinerary while visiting New Zealand. Situated on the southern side of Hamilton, Waitomo Caves can be explored by the underground rivers which take you through a cave trip worth experiencing.
Best time to visit New Zealand
Ideal time to visit New Zealand is in the months of February and March, but advanced booking at this time of the year is advisable to all the tourists. For those looking forward to skiing and other winter sports, the best time for visiting New Zealand is in the month of August.
Simon Johnson
http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/new-zealand-holiday-natures-own-paradise-507127.html
Whether you are coming to Russell in New Zealand's Bay of Island on a family holiday or whether you are here for trout fishing, golf, walking or simply to relax, Russell Cottages is an ideal place for your holiday.
Location
Russell Cottage is a condominium style, fully self catering accommodation located in the Bay of Islands, only a 3 hour drive from Auckland City and a short ferry ride from Paihia.
Rooms
The Russell Cottages in New Zealand are the perfect haven for independent and group travellers looking for luxury self catering holiday accommodation. These luxurious cottages are located in the heart of the village, nestled in established trees, and beside a running brook. All apartments are fully equipped and have high-speed Internet connection as well.
Restaurant
Guests can self cater themselves with the fully equipped kitchen or dine out at any one of the neighbouring restaurants.
General
During leisure, you can relax at the refreshing swimming pool or have fun with friends and family.
To enjoy luxury, value and comfort in a tranquil setting, the Oaks Club Resort is the perfect choice for a relaxing vacation.
Location
The Oaks Club Resort is conveniently located on Frankton Road, the main road into New Zealand's picturesque Queenstown.
Rooms
Work or unwind in stylish, well-appointed homely accommodation units that provide an atmosphere of peace and productivity. Most of the rooms allows guests to enjoy a waterfront position with unobstructed views across the magnificent Lake Wakatipu to Cecil Peak and the Remarkable mountain ranges.
Restaurant
The hotel has excellent barbecue areas that allow you to cook your own meals for your family or friends.
General
This fashionable property offers exclusive meeting room, which is a perfect venue to host meetings, trainings, seminars and other corporate events. For health enthusiasts, this property offers a fitness centre as well as a sauna to enjoy at leisure.
ExplorerGirls.com's Courtney Crow conquers one of Queenstown, New Zealand's main attractions.
The Shotover Canyon Swing is the world's largest swing standing 109m tall with a 60m/200ft freefall and 200m arc launching your body at speeds up to 150kph over sharp rocks and the Shotover River. No wonder they have a dirty underwear ratings for each style of jump from the platform you can choose.
For Courtney's first jump she chose to go backwards into the Canyon. (If that looks scary, you have to check out jump #2) To find out more info on this adventure and a personal blog about the experience head over to www.explorergirls.com. To book your own Canyon Swing excursion check out www.canyonswing.co.nz.
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I am planning a cruise to Australia for early next year, like February or March, most likely on a Celebrity or Royal Caribbean ship and I need to know what cities and attractions in Australia I should definitely include in the visit other than Sydney and what do the other cities that I should see have in the way of attractions?
Also, most of the cruises that I see have more stops in New Zealand than in Australia. Why and what is there to see in New Zealand that results in more stops there than in Australia.? I don't need any answers or help with the cruise part; have a been on many and know my way around. But I do need help on the tours and attractions part. And I am not interested in you referring me to a web site as I can do that too. I want personal knowledge.
Hi there! i live in auckland new zealand and our country is renowned for its beautiful landscapes. if you come to auckland you will prob come to the war memorial museum ( where i work!) but my recommendation is to go to some of our black sand beaches on the west coast( piha,karekare, waitakere ranges etc)you can see caves and gloworms rivalling anywhere in the world.
If you go to the south island ( which you should!!!!) on the west coast are amazing black lakes, mountains for skiing ( cadrona near queenstown, queenstown is beautiful! the whole of otago is!) scenery is a big deal here so milford sound and nelson both in the s.island are heritage sites.rotorua is popular for its thermal hot water springs and maori culture centre.personally i love punakaiki( the pancake rocks)just after greymouth for its wild beauty and lush tree fern forests.
nz is more about getting outdoors as we are not a big city country! on the east coast of the north island it is very dry and arid and if you are a wine drinker this is the place to go! marlborough etc. If you only come to auckland take a ferry and go to waiheke or great barrier.. two close islands which have alot of native nz animals etc.waiheke has vineyards as well..i think the reason nz has more stops is that there is a lot of scenery which is essential viewing and you can see deserts, beaches, rainforests, ice mountains glaciers all in one trip to nz!you will love it! go to mt. cook if you get a chance and franz joseph glacier its cool that you can walk up a glacier in nz!if you need any more info send me a message!hope you enjoy it!:) by the way kia ora(ki ora) is hello in nz!
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Me and my family want to go to New Zealand for vacation. We're in California and what I want to know is: Where I can find the cheapest prices for roundtrip flight tickets and for good New Zealand discount hotels to stay in? Where are the best places to go and visit in New Zealand? I hear the south island is the best to visit. We'd only be staying there for a week or so, so I want a places that we'd have time to visit. Thank you so much in advanced. I've been wanting to visit New Zealand for ages now.
With respect to prices for tickets, you really are best off discussing that with a trusted travel agent. For hotels, I would suggest looking at something like www.lastminute.co.nz: NZ runs on a fairly standard 'star' system when it comes to accom., so you'll be pretty safe just looking up hotels in whatever regions you decide to visit.
As for places to go, NZ is fantastic wherever you visit. I'm Australian, but have visited many times (it is just over the ditch, after all). It entirely depends on what you're interested in, however. Queenstown (on the south island) is beautiful and well known for the adventure tours. It's close to Milford Sound, which I recommend as a 'must do' on the south island: it's absolutely spectacular. You can get bus tours from Q'town which include a boat trip in the sound.
If you're going in winter and enjoy the snow, q'town is excellent for that, too. Christchurch, also on the south island, is a lovely town. Way down south is dunedin, which is almost dead when university is on break, but is still great fun - if you can get there when the rugby is on, get tickets North island: Auckland cops a lot of flak from the locals, but is actually a great city.
The bay of islands, way up north, is great for beachy type activities, or just for lounging around. It's also basically where europeans signed an important treaty with the indigenous population (the treaty of waitangi), which has great signifcance.
Wellington has a great museum: it's worth driving up to the lookout over wellington for the view at night. It's windy, though Napier is a small but beautiful town: it was flattened by an earthquake in the thirties, so the whole place was rebuilt at once in the art deco style. If you're into art deco, it's unmissable.
Rotorua is a very interesting place, with mud pools, hot springs and geysers. It;s the most popular tourist destination in nz. It's also a base to go on some tours of 'maori villages' which, though very, very touristy, are still quite interesting and worthwhile. These are probably the places that most tourists visit: while there's many more 'secret' places, if you've only got one visit, most people would choose from these - and just because theyre 'touristy', doesn't mean they're not fabulous
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We are going to Australia and New Zealand next year and I need to know whether its a good idea and/or necessary to exchange US dollars for Australian dollars and New Zealand dollars?
Will I need Aussie dollars for the taxi cab from the airport to the hotel; for shopping for souvenirs from a market, or small store; for tipping; and for things we may buy from a street vendor?? Then if I buy Aussie dollars will they be any good (accepted) in New Zealand for the same type activities (i.e. taxi, small purchases) or will I need some of both currencies ??
Take NZ dollars for NZ Take Australian dollars for Australia However, depending on where you live in the US, you may find that the exchange rate your bank is offering for a minor currency is less than what you would probably get in NZ if you changed your money here (because our banks and exchanges generally have more need to change USD than many (most? All?) US banks would.
So, in short, i would confirm that the cards from your bank can be used overseas on the cirrus/plus/maestro network. Assuming they can (and all except a few generally can be used in at least ATM's), then just take a small amount (perhaps AUD and NZD 300- 500 in each currency? I generally take a lot less when i travel but then again, i don't really use cash much).
Then change it in NZ or Australia when you get here. Very few places in NZ are going to accept Australian money other than banks, currency exchanges, duty free stores at an Airport and (oddly) the McDonalds in Queenstown.