Famous for it's Art Deco buildings (the result of a devastating earthquake in 1931), Napier is another plesant coastal town....with er, not much to see (although there are plenty of wineries to see nearby, we simply can't be arsed)!

Really feels like we're on the home straight now - not long left in NZ! :o(As we pretty much saw everything here the first time round, there wasn't much for us to do except chill out for a bit which was nice! No more long walks or anything silly like that!We did manage to see the new Indiana Jones film at The Embassy theatre - where Lord of the Rings premiered. A lovely (and huge, single screen) cinema - a worthy place to see the return of a movie legend!!!

NZ's most liveable city, according to our Lonely Planet.Well, our first impressions weren't that good - Saturday night and pubs were empty! Our hostel was virtually empty as well.Sunday - most of the shops were closed and again, hardly a soul to be seen!Still, the place did grow on us, although I'm not too sure about their Cathedral - typical 1950's design that looks very dated now.Nelson also claims to be the geographical centre of NZ - so now we've been to the ...

There isn't much to do in Greymouth but it's a convenient stop between Franz Josef and Nelson.As it is the home of Monteith's beer - which we have drank many pints of it since arriving in NZ - we simply HAD to go on the brewery tour. And sample yet more of their fine ales!Greymouth is also a good base for a day trip to Arthur's Pass - an alpine village great for walks and er, not much else. Along the way there, we also managed to get up close and personal with se...

Came here to do a helihike on the Franz Josef Glacier and I can honestly say it was one of the highlights of our trip.The weather was perfect (mostly) and the helicopter ride was fantastic (I want to learn to fly one). We got to go higher than those people doing a full-day hike (and didn't have to endure 8 hours of walking - we still had the energy to go out for beers in the evening, while the full-dayers were asleep by 8pm)!The only downside was getting a wet bu...