Rotorua – Hobbiton – Waihi. Day 9

  Monday 31st March 2025 Day 9   Rotorua – Hobbiton – Waihi Checked out of our accommodation at the Lake Lodge B&B and took a short drive along the lakeside before d

Napier – Rotorua. Day 8

Sunday 30th March 2025 Day 8  Napier – Rotorua We made an earlier start today and made our way towards Rotorua with a breakfast stopover at Lake Tapou.  With full bellies we ma

Napier Day 7

        Saturday 29th March 2025 Day 7  Napier After a leisurely sleep in we attended to our laundry and partook of a delicious breakfast at Café on Tennyson.

Wellington – Napier. Day 6

Southward Car Museum. Day 5

    Thursday 27th March 2025 Day 5  Wellington – Southward Car Museum We drove 40 minutes northwest of Wellington to Paraparaumu waterfront and took breakfast at the 2

Wellington – Weta Workshops. Day 4

Wednesday 26th March 2025 Day 4  Wellington – Weta Workshops   We drove to the eastern side of the Wellington, through the tunnel where everyone toots their car horns, up t

New Plymouth – Wellington, Naumi Hotel Day 3

Tuesday 25th March 2025 Day 3  New Plymouth – Wellington Due to our relaxed start we found our day was going to be a travel day, so we drove on arriving in Wellington just after

One Burgess Hill

Tuesday 25th March 2025 Our self-contained unit at One Burgess Hill turned out to be just right. It overlooks the Waiwhakaiho River, but we couldn’t see it from our ground floor

Drive from Hamilton to New Plymouth

Monday 24th March 2025 The scenery was quite spectacular – if you are into rocks!