yup..

yes.. due to budget constraint i cant do both north and south hence i will be doing south only

South Island is the best.
Same with other replies here, I think you can skip North Island.
South Island have the best scenery compared to the North.

I disagree that you should skip the north island. Admittedly I do have the budget, but don't let a bunch of pictures limit your chances to explore NZ and the world Experience it yourself!

I had been exploring NZ in the past & based on my experience, I believe South Island is much better in terms of scenery compared to North Island.
My judgement is not based on pictures taken by others but solely based on my experience being there.
But, it's up to everyone's preferences whether to explore both islands or only the North / South.

best is to cover both... city + scenery..

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14 days

That's excellent. Good that you've explored it yourself

Yerp, if u have the budget & time, it’s better to explore both. Rotorua & Taupo is my favourite in North Island.

My favourite places in North Island will be Wanaka and Queenstown.

Recently searching around the air ticket travel to New Zealand again, but due to AAX no longer offer anymore, but need to looking for other airline like QF or SQ

some stopover like kingston and wanaka was highlights of my trip last year, those are the surprises I didn't planned for

Both places that you mention are in the South Island.
Haha. But yeah, too bad AAX didn’t offer flight to NZ anymore. I’ve got flight from KUL to Auckland for less than 1k per person last time but I guess can try more comfortable airlines after this if planning to go NZ again (definitely will come again).

Absolutely love Kingston & Wanaka, my fav places on the South Island

Thanks

I am a freelance photographer and learning up to shoot video now, so I've been watching a lot of travel video and see how the pro do it.

I did the trip in car (not campervan) coz my wife prefer a proper hotel room with shower & comfy bed. My road trip was mostly in South Island (8 days) and only spent a day in Auckland.

Ah good. So this particular photo was taken at which part of your trip? Name of place?

cash or credit card more preferable in nz (south)?

cash is king

Hi guys,
i plan to bring my baby to NZ next year. By then, he should be at least 1 year and 6 months minimum. When's the time/month that's good for baby?

I remember Jul will be Winter so probably will want to avoid that.

Will anywhere between Mar ~ May good?

Mar - May would be autumn in NZ.
Quite cold but still OK, I guess.
Personally, I'd prefer autumn.

Guys i am going NZ this coming end of April.^^ for 14 days (10 days in south and 3 days auckland)

any advise for bringing a 2 years old toddler? any dont's??

Already settled all the accommodation and transport rental^^

mind you even during autumn it was freezing cold

It was damn cold in Queenstown when i was there in May, even though it was only 2'C

also depends on location, somehow it wasnt that cold in milford compared to queenstown