We didn't make it up to Auckland. We basically took the ferry to the North Island, drove to a cave and went caving, camped for a couple nights and just looked at the scenery. I think the cave was called Waitomo Caves. (I am terrible with names of places...I have pictures, though!!)

We really enjoyed the south island. We flew into Christchurch and toured around the island. I really enjoyed swimming with dolphins in Kaikoura. I also had a great time on the coast on the NorthWestern side of the island. For the life of me, I can't remember the name of a single town we were in there. A map would help...Oh well.