Maui should have practised catch and release.
Maui should have practised catch and release.
There are only three types of people in this world. Those that can count, and those that can't!
If you imagine a horizontal line running through Lake Taupo, more than half of the population lives North of that line. When people here say "the West Coast" they mean the South Island West Coast. When they say "the East Coast" they usually mean the North Island East Coast.
It rains in the West Coast.
A lot.
All weather here should be treated as changeable, we have a predominant westerly/ Northwesterly wind, Easterlies are rare.
As Gadgetman said earlier, if you are here for the countryside most of the picturesque scenery is in the South but you've gotta be fit for those U-shaped valleys down in the deep South that were carved out by glaciers,
The North is more bush hunting.
If you can afford the time to do it, a lot of the tourists I've met buy a van (can get one for $2-3000 but it might be a shitter) and drive the country over 6weeks or so then sell it and roll on - if you're going to go to the trouble
of coming down to the bottom of the planet ya might as well give it a proper go.
Also the millenials/younger tourists these days start with a vague plan then check sites and talk to fellow travellers en route and tend to plan as they go - there's always an internet cafe near the backpackers accomodation.
With kiwis, especially in the smaller towns, just ask anyone and they'll usually help.
Hope you're gonna cook us all a steak for the free advice
He tried but his waka was to unreliable!!!!!!!
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