Talk about wasted . If you still coming here next year just let me know cause I might leave this place.

Wow that's a lot of data wasted. My trip next March/April to Auckland is confirmed. Will pm you guys when the time comes if you still have it you're there for work? Why might be leaving?

Hi guys, I just reached back from NZ. If anyone wants to exchange NZD, please PM me.

Hi, what's your exchange rate. ill be going this september.

I just payibg nzd39 for the travel sim on 17july 2014 at Auckland airport.

Kl-MEL, Air Asia, MEL-CHC JetStar

hi guys, next month (sep 13 to sep 28) will be travelling to new zealand again, but this time to north island from Auckland.

Any recommended itinerary or must visit place for a planned 7 to 10 days north? It would be self drive like last time, and i do not mind to fly back to Auckland from the end point to save the travel time.

Thanks.

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1) Tongariro National Park - well... LOTR and well-known for their 1-day walk
2) Rotorua - Waiotapu and Waimangu

i think visiting waiotapu alone is enough. I went to Waimangu cause some German girl said it's good, less tourist. True, less tourist... But... not THAT special. it's pretty. But felt kinda 'meh' but then again it was raining heavily when i went there, could be a different perspective if it wasn't raining.

3) Waitomo Caves - Glow Worm

I didn't go there personally, cause my brother said it was overrated for such a price. Malaysia has better caves.

I was at Te Anau, i signed up for last minute Glow Worm Tour. Well, it's unique, but going into pitch-black cave to see some glow worm, could be your thing, could be not.

4) 99 mile beach; cape reinga

sorry, can't help too much, cause didn't spend enough time there. then again, it's not as special as south island.

Thanks adele123, i might be going back to south to enjoy the "free" scenery, ahah. It seems that everywhere in north also need to pay entry fees @.@"

Anyone used finetoursnewzeland.co.nz before to book self-drive trips? Im planing to take them. Need some reviews..

Hi all, im abit confused whether i need transit visa when i transit in melbourne to auckland.

i will be flying emirates and have a 6 hour stop @ melbourne. the flight number from KL > aus is diff from aus > auckland, so do i need to re-check in my luggage etc., hence require a transit visa, or i dont need to ? thanks.

u working in nz?
i was looking for a used sim cos i will be there in this coming dec

just grab a dec return mas ticket
SG-KL-AUC

for just sgd 660

this is my second time to kiwi land but first time to auckland
so excited

When you buy the ticket, did it said transit or you booked them separately? Even if transit, it is different flight numbers.

If you are on transit, you don't have to check in your bags again at Melbourne. This means your luggage will be out when you are in Auckland. You also do not need a visa as you won't be getting out of the immigration in Melbourne airport.

As long as one doesn't leave the airport/immigration to be exact, you won't need a visa. But then, like some people, they just want to have a short adventure outside, you'd require a visa.

Like what munkeyflo said, if it's booked directly and not separately, you don't have to worry about your bags.

I do transit, book directly.
Auckland (Quantas) -> Mel (Jetstar)-> Singapore

my luggage left at Mel, the people in counter just ignore me and tell me to find out at Singapore Airport when i ask them about my luggage.
Really WTF.....

When you checked in at Auckland, did you tell the counter girl/guy that your luggage will be send directly to Singapore? On the small piece of paper attached to your checked in luggage, it should state where your luggage will be sent to.

Always check with them at the counter, confirm the transit (usually they will give you 2 boarding pass or a transit pass or something), and where your bag will go to.

The counter person in Auckland who told me that i need do nothing in Mel as the luggage will auto transit.
But i not really trust her, so i ask at Mel airport about my luggage, than they say everything is fine and need do nothing. Than they add, for the luggage collection, check at Changi baggage collection desk. It sound weird to me but since they say i need do nothing.
They do see my boarding pass from Auckland as well.

Lost in transit maybe? Things like this do happen.

Early this year coming back from Melbourne via Jetstar transit in Singapore. One luggage didn't come out also. Report missing luggage, one of the officers there told us it might be in Singapore. Few days later, someone called my handphone to ask did I lost a luggage. Apparently it was in KLIA all the time, and they place it at some other office in KLIA. No idea how it got there.

not really lost.
At changi, they told me the luggage at Mel, cause the ticket say only to Mel. And they say will send the luggage back on next available flight.
Than next day i call, they say unable to located my luggage yet.
Day after, they call me found and on the flight to Changi and send to my home..
end up send to me 1am on the 4th day.