New Zealand is a unique and beautiful place. We covered a lot of ground and did a lot of activities and sight seeing/touring In 40 days. It’s presented as a story, the story of our trip. If you want follow the story, go to the About page and start reading. There is a next button at the bottom of each page, touch it and read on. Think if it like turning the pages of a magazine.
On the other hand, if you have a top-of-mind question and want quick access to the relevant page(s), we present tables below for both islands organized by area. They index activities and sights/touring separately. The orange entries are live links to the associated pages. Click on the link to go immediately to that page.
This way, you can dig into the research we’ve completed and read the story at your leisure. You can easily return to this page at any time by selecting “How to” from the main menu which appears at the top of every page.
South Island
Region | Location | Activities | Sights/Touring |
Canterbury | Christchurch | Christchurch Area/ Banks Peninsula | |
Canterbury | Christchurch | Quake City | Historic Christchurch |
Canterbury | Christchurch | City in Rebirth | |
Canterbury | Christchurch | City of Art | |
Canterbury | Akaroa | Pohatu Penguins | Akaroa |
The West Coast | Greymouth | The West Coast | |
Punakaiki | Pancake Rocks/Punakaiki | ||
The West Coast | Atarau | Paparoa Wildlife Trust Kiwi Release | |
The West Coast | Greymouth / Haast | To Haast and Beyond | |
Otago | Haast / Kingston | On to Kingston | |
Southlands | Te Anau/ Milford Sd. | Milford Sound | |
Otago | Queenstown | Queenstown | Otago |
Otago | Queenstown / Dunedin | Through Central Otago | |
Otago | Dunedin | Royal Albatross Centre | Dunedin |
Otago | Dunedin | Orokonui Ecosanctuary | |
Otago | Oamaru/ Bushy Beach Penguins | Oamaru | |
Otago | Oamaru / Aoraki / Mt. Cook | The Clay Cliffs | Off to Aoraki / Mt. Cook |
Canterbury | Aoraki / Mt Cook | Aoraki / Tasman Lake | |
Canterbury | Lk. Tekapo /Ashburton /Pegasus | Driving in the Rain | |
Canterbury | Pegasus / Kaikoura | Getting to Kaikoura | |
Canterbury | Kaikoura | Kaikoura | |
Canterbury | Kaikoura / Blenheim | On the Road Again | |
Canterbury | Blenheim | Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre |
North Island
Region | Location | Activities | Sights/Touring |
Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | |
Wellington, Manawatu-Wanganui, Waikato | Wellington to Lake Taupo | On to Lake Taupo | |
Waikato | Huka Falls | Huka Falls | |
Bay of Plenty | Rotorua | Te Puia | |
Rotorua | Rotorua to Mt. Maunganui | Mt. Maunganui to Matamata | |
Waikato | Matamata | Hobbiton | On to Matakohe |
Northlands | Matakohe to Omapere | The Kauri Museum | The Kauri Forest |
Northlands | Waipoua Forest | The Kauri Forest Walk | Omapere |
Northlands | Paihia | Waitangi Treaty Grounds | |
Northlands | Russell | Russell | |
Northlands | Russell to Whangerai | To Whangarei and Beyond | |
Northlands | Whangarei | Hundertwasser Art Centre | |
Auckland | Auckland | Auckland Sky Tower | |
Auckland | Auckland | Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Auckland | Auckland | Auckland Viaduct Harbour | |
Auckland | Auckland | Homeward Bound |