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trvl-Dest-South Pacific-New Zealand-Central North Island: Taupo to Wanganui via Whakapapa and highway 4.

Sat, 26 Apr 2003 02:28:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hollynz -

Easter weekend is not a good time to be out and about on New Zealands highways as the 4-day weekend attracts lots of holidaymakers and generally, a very high road toll. The roads are usually overloaded with cars and traffic can come to a...

trvl-Dest-South Pacific-New Zealand-Central North Island: Waitomo - worms, eels and ghosts

Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:05:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chepar - Just returned from a 2 week trip to New Zealand. Our first week was spent on the North Island, starting in Auckland, going to Waitomo and then to Rotorua.

Waitomo is about a 3-4 hour drive south of Auckland - most of the driving is a 2 lane...

trvl-Dest-South Pacific-New Zealand-Central North Island: Diversity ahoy!

Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:28:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bassy - The Central North Island... what on earth do they mean by that? Well, I'm going to focus on the very centre but I'll touch on all areas between Hamilton and Palmerston North too.

ROTORUA: is fantastic. If you're going to only one part of New...

trvl-Dest-South Pacific-New Zealand-Central North Island: Taupo and Rotorua

Tue, 3 Oct 2000 21:04:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author xgollum -
Review Topic: Overview

Taupo and Rotorua are big tourist stops along the way from Auckland to Wellington at the base of the North Island. Taupo is a small town on the shore of the biggest Lake in NZ, of the same name (Taupo)...

trvl-Dest-South Pacific-New Zealand-Central North Island: Waitomo Caves: Must Do!!

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 18:02:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author panda47 - Definitely one of the highlights of my trip! Waitomo Caves are something you have to "do" rather than see b/c no picture in the world will come out when you're underground slogging through cold water. I highly recommend "Black Water...

trvl-Dest-South Pacific-New Zealand-Central North Island: Go Blackwater Rafting in the Waitomo Caves!

Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:44:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlipYouForIt - One of many unique and interesting experiences in New Zealand, blackwater rafting in Waitomo is in a league of its own.

There were six of us, plus our leader, on our excursion. We began the day by taking a van up a winding road to a tiny...

trvl-Dest-South Pacific-New Zealand-Central North Island: Hamiltron: City of the Future

Sat, 23 Oct 1999 03:06:37 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author robyn_gallagher - Hamilton is one of those cities that tourists tend to pass through on the way from, say Auckland to Rotorua. It's seldom a destination on its own.

This suggests that perhaps Hamilton has nothing to offer the tourist, when in actual fact it is...