Auckland Museum:
outstanding exciting exhibition with lots of information about
land and people
Kelly Tarlton's Unterwater World:
an antarctic base of R.F.Scott, alive penguins,
a stroll through a glass tube in an aquarium
Waitomo Caves: (south of Hamilton)
glow worm caves where you can walk and glide through on a boat
Rotorua:
evening with Maori culture and a hangi (typical Maori supper)
in a village outside of the town
Polynesian Spa Pool
Whakarewarewa ???
Lady Knox Geyser, Thermal area???
Napier:
beautiful art deco township
Wellington:
Museum Te Papa:
not as extensive as the Auckland Museum, but really worth a visit
South Island
West Coast
Greymouth:
visit the Monteith's Brewery
walk along the coast to Point Elizabeth
(northward)
Arthur's Pass Village:
one of the best DoC information centres in the country because
of the people working there
large ice cream in the shop
East Coast
Christchurch:
The Wizard, a unique personality in town,
he talks about all kinds of wizard wisdoms in front of the
cathedral almost every day
Dunedin:
railway station
Guided tour to the Otago Peninsula:
The experienced guides take you to the albatros colony and to
beaches where you can watch sea-lions, fur seals and yellow-eyed
penguins from close distance
Invercargill:
Southern Comfort Backpackers
Museum in the visitor information centre:
living Tuataras and an exhibition about the
Roaring Fourties