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Location Date New Zealand 
1552780800 Queensland 1551225600 New South Wales 1550966400 -
Location Date Queenstown 1552780800 Franz Josef Glacier 1552608000 Kaikoura 1552176000 Rotorua 1551916800 Wellington
1551916800 Matamata 1551657600 Coromandel 1551484800 Auckland 1551398400
A 5 hour drive through the centre of the North Island, we passed through stunning scenery as well as some congested town that really need bypasses. Huge lorry/trailer combinations rumble through 100 year old main streets, it must be very noisy for residents. After a brief stop at Taihape, which is apparently the gumboot throwing capital, we arrived in the Government capital. Tomorrow we'll be on the ferry to the South Island and then the train to Kaikoura. Photos of welly wanging on the album.
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Lynne Good welly throwing, who won??
Frank If possible, please share your observations regarding the logistics of on boarding the ferry. I am trying to determine the easiest method. That is car or no car. With a car , one must line up early. Without a car, the rental must be dropped of ( who knows where) get to the ferry ( with luggage) board 45 minutes early. Etc. etc. which option is best in your opinion please?
Mary Hi Frank, We researched on Google maps & chose Avis because of the drop off outside the terminal. We also chose the previous night's hotel based on ease of driving to the terminal. Car keys are dropped into a box inside the ferry terminal. It was very easy. We took the train down to Kaikoura so taking the car on the ferry wasn't an option for us.