The 101 New Zealand must-do list - Done, to do and why do!
“101 Must-Do’s” from a survey of 20,000 Kiwis … Most done , some to do , a few no idea why you’d want to Mitre Peak and Milford Sound Doubtful Sound – Not as easy to see but should be No 1...
“101 Kiwi Must-Do’s” from a survey of 20,000 Kiwis by the Automobile Association…
Most done
, some to do
, a few no idea why you’d want to
with hyperlinks to my photos.
Doubtful Sound – Not as easy to see but should be No 1
Bay of Islands
Hanmer Springs
Camping – No thanks, been there, done that, over it.
Tutukaka/The Poor Knights
Fox and Franz Josef glaciers
Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro
Waitomo Caves
Travelling the Southern Scenic Route
White Island (marine volcano)
Stewart Island
Tongariro Crossing
The Blue Pools of Haast Pass
Waipoua Forest
Lake Tekapo Observatory and Church of the Good Shepherd
Ulva Island (Stewart Is bird sanctuary)
Canterbury Plains – No idea why this made the list other than being a way to escape No61 Christchurch!
Cape Reinga
Auckland Gulf Islands - Waiheke, Great Barrier, Rangitoto and Tiritiri Matangi
Kicking the autumn leaves walking cycling the Outlet Track along the Clutha River, Wanaka
Akaroa and Banks Peninsula
Hokianga (Northland's west coast)
Whanganui National Park
Cape Kidnappers
Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park
The Queen Charlotte Track
Lake Matheson (Fox Glacier)
Orakei Korako (geothermal attraction, near Taupo)
TSS Earnslaw (vintage steamship)
Rotorua
Night skiing and riding at Coronet Peak – Not into the skiing thing, have done it on a bike in the day!
Dunedin City (architecture) – Over-rated, nice place to leave on the way to 16 or 27!
Mt Maunganui
Karangahake Gorge
Eastland SH35 (scenic coastal road journey)
Getting up close and personal with marine and wildlife
Hollyford Valley (and the Hollyford Track, Fiordland)
Hot Water Beach
Rotorua Luge, Skyrides, Skyswing
Kapiti Island
Marlborough wine trail
New Chums Beach, Coromandel
Christchurch City – Really????
Mt Tarawera
Te Papa Tongarewa museum
The Bridge to Nowhere (Whanganui National Park)
Coromandel Township
Lake Taupo's water attractions and Tongariro River
The Pinnacles
Te Mata Peak (Hawkes Bay)
Rotorua rafting – No thanks!
The Forgotten World Highway (between Taumarunui and Stratford)
Lake Wanaka maze
Moeraki Boulders
New Plymouth's coastal walkway
Seafood City (Auckland) – a fish shop??
Castlepoint (old seaside town)
Wainui Beach (Gisborne)
Ahipara and Shipwreck Bay
Buller Gorge
Taranaki Gardens
Cape Palliser (southernmost tip of the North Island)
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Takaka Hill: Rameka Track Mountain (Abel Tasman National Park)
Whakarewarewa traditional Maori village, Rotorua
Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Rere Rock Slide, Gisborne
Spa and well-being (Nelson) – Why didn’t they just say NELSON!
Skyjump
Port Waikato
Golf in an Alpine Amphitheatre (Queenstown Golf Club) – No thanks!
Hundertwasser toilet (Far North)
Wellington Writers' Walk
Cross-country skiing (Lake Wanaka)
Stonehenge Aotearoa (marking the winter solstice Downunder)
Rugby Museum (Palmerston North) – No thanks!
Beehive and Parliament buildings
Attend a must do event in the North/South Island
It’s a lovely country and I’m fortunate to have seen so much of it. The upcoming Otago cycle trip will tick a few more off the list!
