Just bought air tickets last night that back to New Zealand again, travelling on this coming July for 18 days, this time we try in winter time

Thanks bro
will plan around that month then

Wow.queenstown can get so cold? nice....i always thought it's gonna be cold and snowing in around jun/jul time frame
will keep that in mind...coz eventhough i like cold, i doubt my baby will
Thanks bro

Its supposed to be early autumn now but it seems like still quite hot during the day, sometimes without cloud cover (I lived in Palmy North, 150km north of Wellington). For those who wanted to bring their young kids/toddlers, I'd suggest to bring and apply sunblock as well..or if your kids felt uncomfortable with sunblock, get a long sleeve shirts for them. My kids got their skins sunburned after a week staying here. best if you dont expose them to too much sun during the midday.

i am going in May South Island for 2 weeks, campervan

I love cold weather rather than hot... I think cold or not will have to depend on your clothing and people's ability to take it... I was in the UK during winter -4 and playing under the snow... except for cold hands and ears i actually felt ok... no kick in fact sometimes... I think my winter clothing is good... I bought termal inner wear, fleece long sleeve + fleece jacket all from uniqlo.. they held up well

This post has been edited by Jusstatic: Mar 9 2019, 11:31 AM

I brought some cash but ended up only using it once, that was paying a guy making crepes on his bicycle cart.
Almost 99.5% of places accept credit cards so that's an option for you if you prefer to hold less cash.

Debit > Cash > Credit

Hi, Im going to NZ next week, really scared regarding the recent attack happened in NZ, but due to the amount of money already spend to book air tickets and hotels, we decided to go with it and avoid those places where the attack occurred. Need advice regarding the data internet there, is it ok to get pocket wifi from here or get the data plan there in NZ?

i would say, no need to worry much.. its everywhere now.. when open the door gate scare of robber d... nz, especially south, u see sheep more than human.. u can get any prepaid local sim card at airport.. or if u are with jucy, u can include also a gps device with wifi.. better get one....

i think this period is even safer than normal... as there are police guarding places and the bad guys (if any) will be lying low. I will be going in two months time, not sure if the NZ police and people will still be so vigilant by then

This post has been edited by Jusstatic: Mar 19 2019, 07:21 PM

Worry about this too....but I will going too in 3 months time

maybe expecting slower clearance at the immi

Just drop by The Warehouse (it's a chain of superstores) or the shops at the arrival hall of Auckland Airport and get a short term prepaid sim card (~5NZD, or free if there happen to be a promotion )
Your choices are Vodafone, Spark, Skinny, 2Degrees (most internet packages cost ~20 NZD for 1GB with a validity period of 4 weeks)
You don't have to worry about NZ, the attack is shocking and many of us are still recovering, but the strongest thing about NZ is that we take care of everyone, and you would just be depriving yourself if you skip Christchurch just because of the attack.

i were there when the incident happened, nothing to worry,

oh wow. stay safe

Hi all, at Queenstown I plan to do the following:

- Skyline Gondola and luge rides
- Jetboat Ride

Any tips on where best to buy the tickets online?

You can go to https://www.bookme.co.nz/ to source for discounted tickets, trusted website don't worry.

Try using klook.com

Before that, why don’t try to calculate with cashback from shopback, probably you could get more discount...

2. Try also combo by paying nz/aud currency, using bigpay... If the timing is right, even cheaper than paying using RM...

Gud luck...

i think it could be much safer now than before.

ah ok thank you