New Zealand - Easter 2018

We had an awesome time in New Zealand - I've made some notes about what we ended up doing, along with some links, which might be helpful for someone!
As well as doing lots of fantastic activities, I really loved the amount of space, the peace and quiet, the friendliness and the amazingly dark sky - perfect for star-gazing!

Friday 30 March

• HKG > AKL
• AKL > WEL

• Check in to Set-up on Manners
• Origami on Cuba Street for dinner
• Crepes a gogo for dessert

Stayed at Set-up on Manners, 57 Manners Street, Wellington

Sporting some attractive headgear on the plane! We flew HK Airlines, which was cheaper than NZ Air, but not great. Long delay taking off with no communication, crap food, crap entertainment options (and remote control broken)

Felix took this pic out of the window on the flight from Auckland to Wellington.

And this one

Saturday 31 March

• Zealandia

• Te Papa

Outside Te Papa, the museum in Wellington

Jumping off things, like true kiwis!

• Mt Vic Chippery for dinner
• Walked up to Mt Vic lookout

Stayed at Set-up on Manners, 57 Manners Street, Wellington



Sunday 1 April

• East by West Ferry to Days Bay to meet Josie, Lawrence, Eben and Fraser

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• Wellington Cable Car

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• Botanic Gardens
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• Aroy Thai on Cuba Street for dinner

Stayed at Set-up on Manners, 57 Manners Street, Wellington

		Set-up on Manners, 57 Manners Street, Wellington
Monday 2 April	Check-out of the Set-up on Manners Collect car from Apex car hire Drive to Palmerston North Rugby museum, also Lego display Raurimu Rail Spiral Check into Shearer’s Quarters Roast chicken for dinner Amazing star-gazing!	Shearer’s Quarters, 1240 Rangitoto Road, Te Kuiti
Tuesday 3 April	Waitomo Glowworm caves - fully booked Waitomo Walkway tramp Flat tyre Spellbound tour with Hop glowworm cave, teabreak, dry cave. Big fat eels in the creek Moa bones Marokopa Waterfalls Pasta for dinner	Shearer’s Quarters, 1240 Rangitoto Road, Te Kuiti
Wednesday 4 April	Check out of Shearer’s Quarters Otorahanga Kiwi House Lunch at Rhubarb Cafe Arapuni Swing Bridge & hydropower station Polynesian Spa Fat Dog Cafe for dinner	Lazy Lakeside, 3 Manuariki Road, Rotorua
Thursday 5 April	Wai-o-Tapu - Lady Knox Geyser - geyser started to play at 10.15 Gondola, Luge and chairlift at Skyline Rotorua	Lazy Lakeside, 3 Manuariki Road, Rotorua
Friday 6 April	Whakarewarewa Lunch there - hangi pie and sweetcorn cooked in thermal pool Got tyre fixed Kayaking on Lake Rotorua	Lazy Lakeside, 3 Manuariki Road, Rotorua
Saturday 7 April	Mountain Biking Rotorua in Whakarewarewa forest - Josh really liked the Dipper Shopping for waterproof coats and hats, Rotorua (Kathmandu) Polynesian Spa NZ Pizza for dinner	Lazy Lakeside, 3 Manuariki Road, Rotorua
Sunday 8 April	Checked out of Lazy Lakeside Drove to Hamurana Springs, but didn’t stay, quiet expensive and weather wasn’t great Coffee and muffin at Four14 Lunch at the Refinery, Paeroa Antiques shops Stopped at Coroglen public bathroom, by river where Tairu - Whitianga road crosses Waiwawa river Checked in to Ocean View B&B Squids for dinner	Ocean View B&B, 8 Landel Place, Whitianga
Monday 9 April	Hot Water Beach - arrived in time to dig a hole before the tide came in, but there’s a limited area that has hot water Cathedral Cove - as featured in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Fish & chips lunch in Hahei Played Monopoly BBQ for dinner Storm overnight	Ocean View B&B, 8 Landel Place, Whitianga
Tuesday 10 April	Driving Creek Railway Lunch at Driving Creek Cafe - even though they had a power cut Waiau Falls and Kauri Grove on route 309 Walk around Whitianga, played at playground, Josh fell in the big puddle under the seesaw Played Monopoly Beautiful rainbow Pasta for dinner	Ocean View B&B, 8 Landel Place, Whitianga
Wednesday 11 April	Rapaura Water Gardens Lunch at cafe there, Koru Drive to Thames for Goldmine Experience - no power so didn’t stay Dinner at Al Camino in Whitianga Electric blankets!	Ocean View B&B, 8 Landel Place, Whitianga

Lots of trips to New World

Listening to Harry Potter

Seeing lots of Jucy vans - the glass is half full, and the other half was delicious

Boys playing at Lazy Lakeside - Josh is Grandpa (who is Graham’s number years old) and needs to go to the doctor

Boys making a train track

Reading Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats

Watching the Commonwealth Games updates

Advert for The Warehouse

Public holiday supplement over Easter Weekend at cafes

Daylight savings time