il cacciatore Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Hi. I was fancying going to New Zealand for a vacation later in the year. Has anyone been and any suggestions of things to do? Cheers ears. ps. Happy New Year. All the best for 2007! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 I've been, Last December (05) Simply the best place I have ever been. I said to the Mrs, had I been a single man - I wouldn't have got on the plane home... Fly fishing is a must. Do you have any idea about which of the 2 islands you will be visiting? Perhaps both ?? As the things to see and do vary depending on where you want to go. North island, for Auckland and some of the other more "urban" things to see and do South island is a lot more green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Hi. I was fancying going to New Zealand for a vacation later in the year. Has anyone been and any suggestions of things to do? Cheers ears. ps. Happy New Year. All the best for 2007! Main suggestion is take enough money so you can live there for the rest of your like cos you sure as hell won't want to come back to this **** hole once you've been there !!! Only visited North Island (got a Sister there) but things to see include the mud springs, far northern tip of the country (Cape Reinga) , 90 mile beach, Bay of Islands, Millionaires Bay, Lake Taupo, loads more if you'd like more info just PM and I'll send it. I've a bunch of maps you are welcome to borrow to plan your stay, next time I go I'm hiring a motorhome and travelling about a fair bit, when you add up the cost and compare it to hiring a car and stating in hotels it's a good way to go I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Not really sure tbh where I'll be going. Would like to see both north and south island. I'm sure its different story living there than just going for a holiday? Only ever met one kiwi and she said that they hate foreigners, they only like you if your going back from where you came. I guess that can be said of British as well? House prices are going through the roof there and she blames the immigrants for that and stealing jobs! Maybe she was just mad? As far as I know Building Surveying isn't a recognised profession there but is in Oz. Don't know what the economy is like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Make sure you goto Queenstown for some world class fly fishing. Check out this guy who is a Scot also http://www.borntofish.co.nz/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Could also try the Tongariro and other North Island trout fishing spots, some stonking rainbows in Taupo and the feeder rivers. http://www.trr.co.nz/fishing/fly-fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbruno Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 I too am planning a trip their i will definatley take in fishing and some deer hunting you have to go to australia if you are going all that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted January 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 I dont know how to fish When is their deer season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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