Auckland - We arrived in New Zealand on 22 April 2008. We had decided the easiest way to see New Zealand was by a bus called the Magic Bus. Basically the bus picks you up and drops you off at your next destination and also books your accommodation along the way, so everthing was done for us. All we had to do was sit back and relax!Auckland is known as the city of the sails and you can understand why when you're near the harbour. Auckland is just like any other ci...

Nelson - First stop from the ferry was Nelson, apparently it's knows as the sunshine coast as it officiallys receives the most hours of sunshine of anywhere in New Zealand. It was sunny when we got there but it was freezing! We only stayed here for one night as it was only a small town and we were itching to move on and see the rest of the South Island. Greymouth - Is on the west coast, it's meant to be the largest town on the west coast. We thought it was like ...