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Rental Network: | | | | | | budget finder budget seeker budget escape New Zealand Itineraries North Island Introduction North Island South Island 5 Day Itinerary Auckland to Rotorua Rotorua to Taupo Taupo to Waitomo Waitomo to Auckland 6 Day Itinerary Auckland to Coromandel Coromandel to Whitianga Whitianga to Tauranga Tauranga to Rotorua Rotorua to Auckland Alternative Endings 6 Day Itinerary Auckland to Dargaville Dargaville to Kaitaia Kaitaia to Paihia Paihia to Whangarei Whangarei to Auckland 7 Day Itinerary Auckland to Whitianga Whitianga to Tauranga Tauranga to Rotorua Rotorua to Taupo Taupo to Napier Napier to Wellington 9 Day Itinerary Auckland to Coromandel Coromandel to Whitianga Whitianga to Tauranga Tauranga to Gisborne Gisborne to Napier Napier to Taupo Taupo to Rotorua Rotorua to Waitomo Waitomo to Auckland 9 Day Itinerary Auckland to Whangarei Whangarei to Paihia Paihia to Hokianga Hokianga to Auckland Auckland to Rotorua Rotorua to Taupo Taupo to Waitomo Waitomo to Auckland 11 Day Itinerary Auckland to Whitianga Whitianga to Tauranga Tauranga to Rotorua Rotorua to Gisborne Gisborne to Napier Napier Taupo Napier Napier to Wellington Wellington to New Plymouth New Plymouth to Waitomo Waitomo to Auckland 8 Day Itinerary Wellington Wellington to Masterton Masterton to Wellington Wellington to Nelson Nelson/St Arnaud/Blenheim Blenheim to Christchurch MASTERTON - WELLINGTON via Pahiatua Track, SH57 and SH1 (246km/153miles, 3hours approx) This morning take an alternative route back to Wellington. Head north on State Highway 2 through Masterton to the Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre www.mtbruce.doc.govt.nz. Set among the remnants of primeval rainforest, this is a centre for the New Zealand Department of Conservation's captive breeding of threatened bird species. Take a walk with a professional conservation officer past natural bush aviaries. Continue the journey north and travel through the Manawatu Gorge on the Pahiatua Track road (turn-off at Pahiatua) and on to the Kapiti Coast via State Highway 57. The Kapiti Coast stretches with pleasant sandy beaches along the Tasman Sea from Otaki to Paekakariki 30 km south, with the majestic backdrop of Kapiti Island, a nature reserve, to the west. Activities and attractions in the Kapiti Coast region include: Southward Car Museum, home to 130 vintage cars Lindale Tourist Complex, home to the famous Kapiti Cheeses and Kapiti olives Nga Manu Nature Reserve For the adventurous, a Fly By Wire ride where visitors are the pilot of the world's first adventure ride offering full pilot control of a high-speed, tethered plane. Suspension from overhead wires spanning the valley is the only constraint as passengers experience the thrill of flying at speeds of up to 120 km per hour! For those with additional time in the Kapiti Coast area activities include: Kapiti Island, an internationally important reserve for some of the world's most endangered birds. Covered in dense native bush, the reserve is now free from predators. Bird and plant life is responding to the opportunity this provides. A 30-minute boat ride takes visitors to this unique Island for an insight into how New Zealand looked before mankind arrived. Visitors must pre-arrange a permit and transport to the Island from the Kapiti Coast Visitor Information Centre. Contact the Kapiti Coast Visitor Information Centre for more information; fax +64 6 364 7630 A round of golf at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Course, one of New Zealand's leading golf courses and home to the New Zealand Open Stay overnight on the Kapiti Coast or return to Wellington. For information on the Wellington region visit www.wellingtonnz.com

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