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Thread ID: 114605 2010-12-09 23:17:00 Places to Visit. . . ronyville (10611) PC World Chat
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1160318 2010-12-09 23:17:00 Got my sister and brother-in-law coming to NZ for the first time. Just planning on showing them around Auckland and outside Auckland. I dont travel much so dont know a lot of places. So far I have got..

Rotorua - One day trip to Skyline Skyrides
Taupo - perhaps a weekend there.

Any other interesting places anyone know of? Wellington is out of the question at the moment and so is South Island.

Thanks
ronyville (10611)
1160319 2010-12-09 23:19:00 Auckers:
Crystal mountain
Trip up no tree hill
Kelly Ts
My fav pub the Riverhead pub if it is open in time.
prefect (6291)
1160320 2010-12-09 23:39:00 The wineries out west, Helensville Hot Pools, West Coast Beaches, the Waitakeres, Devonport - with a ferry ride johcar (6283)
1160321 2010-12-10 01:28:00 How long are they here for Ronyville? Will they have a car while they're here? WalOne (4202)
1160322 2010-12-10 01:42:00 More importantly, what age group do they fall into? Zippity (58)
1160323 2010-12-10 01:59:00 How long are they here for Ronyville? Will they have a car while they're here?

They are here for about just over 2 weeks. And Yup.. my little faithful mazda with me being the chauffeur :eek:
ronyville (10611)
1160324 2010-12-10 02:01:00 More importantly, what age group do they fall into?

late 20s ... they are not much into clubbing, just planning on visiting places, more like sight seeing kinda thing.
ronyville (10611)
1160325 2010-12-10 09:02:00 Waiheke Island? Renmoo (66)
1160326 2010-12-10 09:20:00 Coromandel township is great. You can do it as a day trip (~2 hrs) or stay overnight. The drive around the Thames coastline is very scenic.

In the township you can lunch at one of the many cafes and browse the craft/art shops. A few minutes out of town there is the Driving Creek Railway (www.drivingcreekrailway.co.nz) which is well worth a visit (narrow gauge rail line).

Around Auckland you could take them to Piha (home to TV show "Piha Rescue"). As mentioned, there are many decent wineries out west/Kumeu area.

I know you are not considering Wellington, but if you can grab a cheap return airfare deal, you could go for the day (or overnight) and check out Te Papa.
Jen (38)
1160327 2010-12-10 21:59:00 Thanks for all your input people, much appreciated. ronyville (10611)
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